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Steroid hormones regulate a wide range of physiologic functions in humans. The cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme P450scc regulates the initial step of biosynthesis of all steroid hormones. We investigated the expression of P450scc by studying a potential regulator of P450scc, LBP-32/MGR. Using a Northern blot, we found that LBP-32/MGR mRNA was expressed mainly in the human placenta. Using radiation hybrid mapping, we identified LBP-32/MGR on human chromosome 2p25. Recombinant LBP-32/MGR protein bound preferentially to a DNA fragment from the promoter of P450scc in vitro and exhibited clear nuclear localization in transfected cells. Luciferase reporter gene assays showed that LBP-32/MGR specifically repressed transcriptional activation of the human P450scc promoter. Because placental P450scc expression is essential for pregnancy and steroid biosynthesis, the placental expression and transcriptional repressor activity of LBP-32/MGR in JEG-3 cells suggest it has a role as a transcriptional modulator of steroid biosynthesis.
Pubmed ID: 16730372
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