3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase (HMGCR) Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

HMG-CoA reductase is the rate-limiting enzyme for cholesterol synthesis and is regulated via a negative feedback mechanism mediated by sterols and non-sterol metabolites derived from mevalonate, the product of the reaction catalyzed by reductase. Normally in mammalian cells this enzyme is suppressed by cholesterol derived from the internalization and degradation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) via the LDL receptor. Competitive inhibitors of the reductase induce the expression of LDL receptors in the liver, which in turn increases the catabolism of plasma LDL and lowers the plasma concentration of cholesterol, an important determinant of atherosclerosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2008]

HMGCR: the rate-limiting enzyme for cholesterol synthesis. Regulated via a negative feedback mechanism mediated by sterols and non-sterol metabolites derived from mevalonate, the product of the reaction catalyzed by this reductase. Normally in mammalian cells this enzyme is suppressed by cholesterol derived from the internalization and degradation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) via the LDL receptor. Competitive inhibitors of the reductase induce the expression of LDL receptors in the liver, which in turn increases the catabolism of plasma LDL and lowers the plasma concentration of cholesterol, an important determinant of atherosclerosis.

Protein type: EC 1.1.1.34; Endoplasmic reticulum; Membrane protein, integral; Membrane protein, multi-pass; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; Oxidoreductase; Secondary Metabolites Metabolism - terpenoid backbone biosynthesis

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 5q13.3

Cellular Component: endoplasmic reticulum; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; peroxisomal membrane

Molecular Function: coenzyme binding; hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (NADPH) activity; hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity; protein binding

Biological Process: cholesterol biosynthetic process; isoprenoid biosynthetic process; protein tetramerization