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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 28, 704-709, Copyright © 1987 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Defective 3-ketosteroid reductase activity in a human monocyte-like cell line

JT Billheimer, D Chamoun and M Esfahani

The human monocyte-like cell line U937, which is a cholesterol auxotroph, does not grow on mevalonate, squalene, or 4,4-dimethyl cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol. It grows on cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol and converts it to cholesterol. When deprived of an exogenous source of cholesterol, the cells accumulate 4 alpha-methyl-cholest-8-en-3-one. The cell-free extracts of U937 are also devoid of 3-ketoreductase activity. The present studies indicate that the lesion in cholesterol synthesis by these cells is located at 3-ketosteroid reductase, making this the first report of a deficiency of this enzyme. In contrast, another U937 strain (U937-N) synthesizes cholesterol, does not accumulate 4 alpha- methyl-cholest-8-en-3-one, and has 3-ketosteroid reductase activity. The two strains should be valuable in studies of the regulation of cholesterol metabolism and of the role of cholesterol in membrane structure and function.
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