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SREBPs are critically important basic helix-loop helix (bHLH) transcription factors activated in response to variations in intracellular cholesterol levels that induce transcription of genes with sterol regulatory element (SRE) and E-box containing promoters.
HY conceived this study, HY, BP, and KL performed the molecular genetic studies, EK performed the real time PCR and the western blotting assays, M-HL performed the immunostaining, KH performed the FISH assay, RK and AB performed the sterol analyses, MS and NE performed the DNA isolations from the rats.
Plant sterol metabolism has been extensively evaluated in different rat strains, but the accumulation of plant sterols occurs only in SHR, SHRSP and WKY rats.
SRE(BP) sterol regulatory element (binding protein)
In humans and animals, cholesterol is the sterol that is synthesised, absorbed and utilised, whereas plants do not synthesise cholesterol, but use molecules that are similar, such as sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol.