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The Rieske oxygenase DAF-36 functions as a cholesterol 7-desaturase in steroidogenic pathways governing longevity.


ABSTRACT: Bile acids are cholesterol-derived signaling molecules that regulate mammalian metabolism through sterol-sensing nuclear receptor transcription factors. In C. elegans, bile acid-like steroids called dafachronic acids (DAs) control developmental timing and longevity by activating the nuclear receptor DAF-12. However, little is known about the biosynthesis of these molecules. Here, we show that the DAF-36/Rieske oxygenase works at the first committed step, converting cholesterol to 7-dehydrocholesterol. Its elucidation as a cholesterol 7-desaturase provides crucial biochemical evidence that such oxygenases are key steroidogenic enzymes. By controlling DA production, DAF-36 regulates DAF-12 activities for reproductive development and longevity and may illuminate related pathways in metazoans.

SUBMITTER: Wollam J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3909771 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Rieske oxygenase DAF-36 functions as a cholesterol 7-desaturase in steroidogenic pathways governing longevity.

Wollam Joshua J   Magomedova Lilia L   Magner Daniel B DB   Shen Yidong Y   Rottiers Veerle V   Motola Daniel L DL   Mangelsdorf David J DJ   Cummins Carolyn L CL   Antebi Adam A  

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Bile acids are cholesterol-derived signaling molecules that regulate mammalian metabolism through sterol-sensing nuclear receptor transcription factors. In C. elegans, bile acid-like steroids called dafachronic acids (DAs) control developmental timing and longevity by activating the nuclear receptor DAF-12. However, little is known about the biosynthesis of these molecules. Here, we show that the DAF-36/Rieske oxygenase works at the first committed step, converting cholesterol to 7-dehydrocholes  ...[more]

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