Establishing the SREBP Pathway in the Oocytes Xenopus Laevis and Stuyding the Effects of the Cucurmin / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[Aim] The expressed system of sterol regulation by SCAP/SREBP Pathway was established in the oocyte of the Xenopus laevis and was applied to investigate the effect of cucurmin on the SREBP pathway.[Methods] The plasmid of PLXRN-4SRE-fpa was restructed and injected into the nucleus of Xenopus Oocytes in phase V or VI. The oocyte was incubated with different concentrations of the curcumin. After three days the fluorescence intensity on the membrane of the Oocytes was measured by Fluoroanalyzer.[Results] The fluoresecence intensity on the membrane of the oocyte increased with increasing of the concentration of the curcumin. The trail group which have all regulation elements of SCAP/SREBP pathway can express more fluorscence protein than the control group. [Conclusion] The experiment provides that the curcumin can upgrade the expression of low density lipoprotein receptor by SCAP/SREBP regulation pathway. The model can be applied for quick screening of the scap ligand drugs and inverstigating the mechanism of the drugs.