Protein Information

Name P450scc
Synonyms CYP11A; CYP11A1; CYPXIA 1; CYPXIA1; Cholesterol 20 22 desmolase; Cholesterol desmolase; Cholesterol monooxygenase (side chain cleaving); Cholesterol side chain cleavage enzyme…

Compound Information

Name lindane
CAS (1α,2α,3β,4α,5α,6β)-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane

Reference List

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15749814 Ke FC, Fang SH, Lee MT, Sheu SY, Lai SY, Chen YJ, Huang FL, Wang PS, Stocco DM, Hwang JJ: Lindane, a gap junction blocker, suppresses FSH and transforming growth factor beta1-induced connexin43 gap junction formation and steroidogenesis in rat granulosa cells. J Endocrinol. 2005 Mar;184(3):555-66.

In addition, lindane suppressed the FSH and TGF beta1-stimulated increases in progesterone production and the levels of P450scc enzyme and StAR protein.
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10964798 Walsh LP, McCormick C, Martin C, Stocco DM: Roundup inhibits steroidogenesis by disrupting steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein expression. Environ Health Perspect. 2000 Aug;108(8):769-76.

We previously showed that the organochlorine insecticide lindane and the organophosphate insecticide Dimethoate directly inhibit steroidogenesis in Leydig cells by disrupting expression of the steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein.
StAR protein mediates the rate-limiting and acutely regulated step in steroidogenesis, the transfer of cholesterol from the outer to the inner mitochondrial membrane where the cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage (P450scc) enzyme initiates the synthesis of all steroid hormones.
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