Fig. 1: Cholesterol depletion alters mRNA levels of a large number of genes, including cholesterol homeostasis genes.

Mv1Lu cells were treated (or not) by statin in the presence of mevalonate and LPDS (16 h) to reduce their cholesterol level, and then subjected to RNA-Seq (see “Materials and methods”). A Volcano plot depicts genes with significantly increased or reduced expression levels following CD relative to untreated cells. B Heat map of differentially expressed genes related to cholesterol homeostasis. Only those genes with significant differential expression (FDR < 0.05) are shown.