... FEBS 2003 Critical role of the plasma membrane for expression of mammalian mitochondrial side chain cleavage activity in yeast Catherine Duport1,*, Barbara Schoepp1,†, Elise Chatelain1, Roberto ... The levels of expression of variousproteins (Adxp, Adrp, CYP11A1) involved in the reactioncan also affect the efficiency of cholesterol side chain cleavage. Indeed, it is apparent that the expression ... gene. Therefore, both free pregnenoloneproduction and the efficient coupling of the SCC and the 3b-HSD activities in yeast require the use of strains lackingthis acetylating activity. For this...