... [20]. The role of SREBP-1a in the regulation of cell growth and the cell cycle might be biphasic and complex, and needs to be further investigated.SREBP is evolutionarily conserved; however, the key ... involved in the regulation of genesparticipating in cholesterol biosynthesis and low-densitylipoprotein receptor synthesis [1,2]. They are now estab-lished as global regulators of lipid synthesis. ... apparatus, where the site 1 and site 2 proteases cleave the SREBPs [3,4].Upon restoration of cellular cholesterol, Insig, anotherkey regulator of ER membrane proteins, traps and retains the SREBP–SCAP...