Hypoxia truncates and constitutively activates the key cholesterol synthesis enzyme squalene monooxygenase
Hudson W. Coates, Isabelle M. Capell-Hattam, Ellen M. Olzomer, Ximing Du, Rhonda Farrell, Hongyuan Yang, Frances L. Byrne, Andrew John Brown
The paper shows hypoxia triggers truncation and constitutive activation of squalene monooxygenase (SM) through proteasomal targeting and substrate accumulation, linking it to oncogenic properties in endometrial cancer.
eLife · Dec 13, 2022Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology