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Fawaz MV, Kim SY, Li D, Ming R, Xia Z, Olsen K, Pogozheva ID, Tesmer JJG, Schwendeman A. Phospholipid Component Defines Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Synthetic High-Density Lipoproteins. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2019; 372:193-204. [PMID: 31776208 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.119.257568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Synthetic high-density lipoprotein (sHDL) nanoparticles composed of apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide and phospholipids have been shown to reduce atherosclerosis in animal models. Cholesterol is mobilized from atheroma macrophages by sHDL into the blood compartment and delivered to the liver for elimination. Historically, sHDL drug discovery efforts were focused on optimizing peptide sequences for interaction with cholesterol cellular transporters rather than understanding how both sHDL components, peptide and lipid, influence its pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles. We designed two sets of sHDL having either identical phospholipid but variable peptide sequences with different plasma stability or identical peptide and phospholipids with variable fatty acid chain length and saturation. We found that sHDL prepared with proteolytically stable 22A-P peptide had 2-fold longer circulation half-time relative to the less stable 22A peptide. Yet, longer half-life did not translate into any improvement in cholesterol mobilization. In contrast, sHDL with variable phospholipid compositions showed significant differences in phospholipid PK, with distearoyl phosphatidylcholine-based sHDL demonstrating the longest half-life of 6.0 hours relative to 1.0 hour for palmitoyl-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine-based sHDL. This increase in half-life corresponded to an approx. 6.5-fold increase in the area under the curve for the mobilized cholesterol. Therefore, the phospholipid component in sHDL plays a major role in cholesterol mobilization in vivo and should not be overlooked in the design of future sHDL. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: The phospholipid composition in sHDL plays a critical role in determining half-life and cholesterol mobilization in vivo.
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- Maria V Fawaz
- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (M.V.F., I.D.P.) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.Y.K., D.L., R.M., Z.X., K.O., A.S.), College of Pharmacy, and Biointerfaces Institute (A.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (J.J.G.T.)
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (M.V.F., I.D.P.) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.Y.K., D.L., R.M., Z.X., K.O., A.S.), College of Pharmacy, and Biointerfaces Institute (A.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (J.J.G.T.)
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (M.V.F., I.D.P.) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.Y.K., D.L., R.M., Z.X., K.O., A.S.), College of Pharmacy, and Biointerfaces Institute (A.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (J.J.G.T.)
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (M.V.F., I.D.P.) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.Y.K., D.L., R.M., Z.X., K.O., A.S.), College of Pharmacy, and Biointerfaces Institute (A.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (J.J.G.T.)
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (M.V.F., I.D.P.) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.Y.K., D.L., R.M., Z.X., K.O., A.S.), College of Pharmacy, and Biointerfaces Institute (A.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (J.J.G.T.)
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (M.V.F., I.D.P.) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.Y.K., D.L., R.M., Z.X., K.O., A.S.), College of Pharmacy, and Biointerfaces Institute (A.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (J.J.G.T.)
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (M.V.F., I.D.P.) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.Y.K., D.L., R.M., Z.X., K.O., A.S.), College of Pharmacy, and Biointerfaces Institute (A.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (J.J.G.T.)
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (M.V.F., I.D.P.) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.Y.K., D.L., R.M., Z.X., K.O., A.S.), College of Pharmacy, and Biointerfaces Institute (A.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (J.J.G.T.)
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- Departments of Medicinal Chemistry (M.V.F., I.D.P.) and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S.Y.K., D.L., R.M., Z.X., K.O., A.S.), College of Pharmacy, and Biointerfaces Institute (A.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (J.J.G.T.)
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Sunderhaus ER, Law AD, Kretzschmar D. ER responses play a key role in Swiss-Cheese/Neuropathy Target Esterase-associated neurodegeneration. Neurobiol Dis 2019; 130:104520. [PMID: 31233884 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Swiss Cheese (SWS) is the Drosophila orthologue of Neuropathy Target Esterase (NTE), a phospholipase that when mutated has been shown to cause a spectrum of disorders in humans that range from intellectual disabilities to ataxia. Loss of SWS in Drosophila also causes locomotion deficits, age-dependent neurodegeneration, and an increase in lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and phosphatidylcholine (PC). SWS is localized to the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER), and recently, it has been shown that perturbing the membrane lipid composition of the ER can lead to the activation of ER stress responses through the inhibition of the Sarco/Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA). To investigate whether ER stress induction occurs in NTE-associated disorders, we used the fly sws null mutant as a model. sws flies showed an activated ER stress response as determined by elevated levels of the chaperone GRP78 and by increased splicing of XBP, an ER transcription factor that activates transcriptional ER stress responses. To address whether ER stress plays a role in the degenerative and behavioral phenotypes detected in sws1, we overexpressed XBP1, or treated the flies with tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), a chemical known to attenuate ER stress-mediated cell death. Both manipulations suppressed the locomotor deficits and neurodegeneration of sws1. In addition, sws1 flies showed reduced SERCA levels and expressing additional SERCA also suppressed the sws1-related phenotypes. This suggests that the disruption in lipid compositions and its effect on SERCA are inducing ER stress, aimed to ameliorate the deleterious effects of sws1. This includes the effects on lipid composition because XBP1 and SERCA expression also reduced the LPC levels in sws1. Promoting cytoprotective ER stress pathways may therefore provide a therapeutic approach to alleviate the neurodegeneration and motor symptoms seen in NTE-associated disorders.
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- Elizabeth R Sunderhaus
- Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, United States of America
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- Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, United States of America
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- Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239, United States of America.
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Casteleijn MG, Parkkila P, Viitala T, Koivuniemi A. Interaction of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase with lipid surfaces and apolipoprotein A-I-derived peptides. J Lipid Res 2018; 59:670-683. [PMID: 29438987 PMCID: PMC5880497 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m082685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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LCAT is an enzyme responsible for the formation of cholesteryl esters from unesterified cholesterol (UC) and phospholipid (PL) molecules in HDL particles. However, it is poorly understood how LCAT interacts with lipoproteins and how apoA-I activates it. Here we have studied the interactions between LCAT and lipids through molecular simulations. In addition, we studied the binding of LCAT to apoA-I-derived peptides, and their effect on LCAT lipid association-utilizing experiments. Results show that LCAT anchors itself to lipoprotein surfaces by utilizing nonpolar amino acids located in the membrane-binding domain and the active site tunnel opening. Meanwhile, the membrane-anchoring hydrophobic amino acids attract cholesterol molecules next to them. The results also highlight the role of the lid-loop in the lipid binding and conformation of LCAT with respect to the lipid surface. The apoA-I-derived peptides from the LCAT-activating region bind to LCAT and promote its lipid surface interactions, although some of these peptides do not bind lipids individually. The transfer free-energy of PL from the lipid bilayer into the active site is consistent with the activation energy of LCAT. Furthermore, the entry of UC molecules into the active site becomes highly favorable by the acylation of SER181.
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- Marco G Casteleijn
- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Gorshkova IN, Mei X, Atkinson D. Arginine 123 of apolipoprotein A-I is essential for lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase activity. J Lipid Res 2017; 59:348-356. [PMID: 29208698 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m080986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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ApoA-I activates LCAT that converts lipoprotein cholesterol to cholesteryl ester (CE). Molecular dynamic simulations suggested earlier that helices 5 of two antiparallel apoA-I molecules on discoidal HDL form an amphipathic tunnel for migration of acyl chains and unesterified cholesterol to the active sites of LCAT. Our recent crystal structure of Δ(185-243)apoA-I showed the tunnel formed by helices 5/5, with two positively charged residues arginine 123 positioned at the edge of the hydrophobic tunnel. We hypothesized that these uniquely positioned residues Arg123 are poised for interaction with fatty acids produced by LCAT hydrolysis of the sn-2 chains of phosphatidylcholine, thus positioning the fatty acids for esterification to cholesterol. To test the importance of Arg123 for LCAT phospholipid hydrolysis and CE formation, we generated apoA-I[R123A] and apoA-I[R123E] mutants and made discoidal HDL with the mutants and WT apoA-I. Neither mutation of Arg123 changed the particle composition or size, or the protein conformation or stability. However, both mutations of Arg123 significantly reduced LCAT catalytic efficiency and the apparent Vmax for CE formation without affecting LCAT phospholipid hydrolysis. A control mutation, apoA-I[R131A], did not affect LCAT phospholipid hydrolysis or CE formation. These data suggest that Arg123 of apoA-I on discoidal HDL participates in LCAT-mediated cholesterol esterification.
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- Irina N Gorshkova
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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Segrest JP, Jones MK, Catte A, Thirumuruganandham SP. A robust all-atom model for LCAT generated by homology modeling. J Lipid Res 2015; 56:620-634. [PMID: 25589508 PMCID: PMC4340309 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m056382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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LCAT is activated by apoA-I to form cholesteryl ester. We combined two structures, phospholipase A2 (PLA2) that hydrolyzes the ester bond at the sn-2 position of oxidized (short) acyl chains of phospholipid, and bacteriophage tubulin PhuZ, as C- and N-terminal templates, respectively, to create a novel homology model for human LCAT. The juxtaposition of multiple structural motifs matching experimental data is compelling evidence for the general correctness of many features of the model: i) The N-terminal 10 residues of the model, required for LCAT activity, extend the hydrophobic binding trough for the sn-2 chain 15-20 Å relative to PLA2. ii) The topography of the trough places the ester bond of the sn-2 chain less than 5 Å from the hydroxyl of the catalytic nucleophile, S181. iii) A β-hairpin resembling a lipase lid separates S181 from solvent. iv) S181 interacts with three functionally critical residues: E149, that regulates sn-2 chain specificity, and K128 and R147, whose mutations cause LCAT deficiency. Because the model provides a novel explanation for the complicated thermodynamic problem of the transfer of hydrophobic substrates from HDL to the catalytic triad of LCAT, it is an important step toward understanding the antiatherogenic role of HDL in reverse cholesterol transport.
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- Jere P Segrest
- Center for Computational and Structural Dynamics University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012; Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012.
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- Center for Computational and Structural Dynamics University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012; Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012
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- Center for Computational and Structural Dynamics University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012; Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012
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- Center for Computational and Structural Dynamics University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012; Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012
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Jia J, Xiao Y, Liu J, Zhang W, He H, Chen L, Zhang M. Preparation, characterizations, and in vitro metabolic processes of paclitaxel-loaded discoidal recombinant high-density lipoproteins. J Pharm Sci 2012; 101:2900-8. [PMID: 22628199 DOI: 10.1002/jps.23210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Discoidal recombinant high-density lipoproteins (d-rHDLs) are attractive candidates for anticancer agents because of their favorable biocompatibility, biodegradability, and receptor-mediated endocytosis. Paclitaxel (PTX)-loaded d-rHDLs (P-d-rHDLs) were prepared by thin-film dispersion/detergent dialysis methods in this study. To investigate metabolic processes that P-d-rHDLs probably encounter in circulation, influences of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) on structural and compositional changes of P-d-rHDLs were studied in vitro. The shape of P-d-rHDLs converted from discoid into sphere, particle size increased, and cholesteryl ester (CE) generated simultaneously, which were referred to as remodeling behaviors. In vitro releases tests showed that release rate of PTX from P-d-rHDLs became faster when LCAT was added to P-d-rHDLs suspensions. Human breast cancer cells' cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of P-d-rHDLs were higher than liposomes and Taxol, and decreased in the presence of LCAT. Explorations of above phenomena found that drug entrapment did not influence remodeling processes induced by LCAT, whereas there was drug leakage occurring in remodeling processes. Therefore, drug leakage resulting from remodeling processes under the action of LCAT should be paid more attentions to when using d-rHDLs as drug vehicles for anticancer drugs. This study first focuses on metabolic processes of drug carriers and elucidates them through in vitro tests.
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- Junting Jia
- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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Dergunov AD. A mechanistic model of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase activity exploits discoidal HDL composition and structure. Arch Biochem Biophys 2012; 520:81-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2012.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2011] [Revised: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jones MK, Catte A, Li L, Segrest JP. Dynamics of activation of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase by apolipoprotein A-I. Biochemistry 2009; 48:11196-210. [PMID: 19860440 DOI: 10.1021/bi901242k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The product of transesterification of phospholipid acyl chains and unesterified cholesterol (UC) by the enzyme lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is cholesteryl ester (CE). Activation of LCAT by apolipoprotein (apo) A-I on nascent (discoidal) high-density lipoproteins (HDL) is essential for formation of mature (spheroidal) HDL during the antiatherogenic process of reverse cholesterol transport. Here we report all-atom and coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of HDL particles that have major implications for mechanisms of LCAT activation. Both the all-atom and CG simulations provide support for a model in which the helix 5/5 domains of apoA-I create an amphipathic "presentation tunnel" that exposes methyl ends of acyl chains at the bilayer center to solvent. Further, CG simulations show that UC also becomes inserted with high efficiency into the amphipathic presentation tunnel with its hydroxyl moiety (UC-OH) exposed to solvent; these results are consistent with trajectory analyses of the all-atom simulations showing that UC is being concentrated in the vicinity of the presentation tunnel. Finally, consistent with known product inhibition of CE-rich HDL by CE, CG simulations of CE-rich spheroidal HDL indicate partial blockage of the amphipathic presentation tunnel by CE. These results lead us to propose the following working hypothesis. After attachment of LCAT to discoidal HDL, the helix 5/5 domains in apoA-I form amphipathic presentation tunnels for migration of hydrophobic acyl chains and amphipathic UC from the bilayer to the phospholipase A2-like and esterification active sites of LCAT, respectively. This hypothesis is currently being tested by site-directed mutagenesis.
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- Martin K Jones
- Department of Medicine and Atherosclerosis Research Unit, University ofAlabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
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Guha M, Gao X, Jayaraman S, Gursky O. Correlation of structural stability with functional remodeling of high-density lipoproteins: the importance of being disordered. Biochemistry 2008; 47:11393-7. [PMID: 18839964 DOI: 10.1021/bi8014746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) are protein-lipid assemblies that remove excess cell cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis. HDLs are stabilized by kinetic barriers that decelerate protein dissociation and lipoprotein fusion. We propose that similar barriers modulate metabolic remodeling of plasma HDLs; hence, changes in particle composition that destabilize HDLs and accelerate their denaturation may accelerate their metabolic remodeling. To test this notion, we correlate existing reports on HDL-mediated cell cholesterol efflux and esterification, which are obligatory early steps in cholesterol removal, with our kinetic studies of HDL stability. The results support our hypothesis and show that factors accelerating cholesterol efflux and esterification in model discoidal lipoproteins (including reduced protein size, reduced fatty acyl chain length, and/or increased level of cis unsaturation) destabilize lipoproteins and accelerate their fusion and apolipoprotein dissociation. Oxidation studies of plasma spherical HDLs show a similar trend: mild oxidation by Cu(2+) or OCl(-) accelerates cell cholesterol efflux, protein dissociation, and HDL fusion, while extensive oxidation inhibits these reactions. Consequently, moderate destabilization may be beneficial for HDL functions by facilitating insertion of cholesterol and lipophilic enzymes, promoting dissociation of lipid-poor apolipoproteins, which are primary acceptors of cell cholesterol, and thereby accelerating HDL metabolism. Therefore, HDL stability must be delicately balanced to maintain the structural integrity of the lipoprotein assembly and ensure structural specificity necessary for interactions of HDL with its metabolic partners, while facilitating rapid HDL remodeling and turnover at key junctures of cholesterol transport. The inverse correlation between HDL stability and remodeling illustrates the functional importance of structural disorder in macromolecular assemblies stabilized by kinetic barriers.
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- Madhumita Guha
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
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Polozova A, Gionfriddo E, Salem N. Effect of docosahexaenoic acid on tissue targeting and metabolism of plasma lipoproteins. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2006; 75:183-90. [PMID: 16837179 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We examined the effect of the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content of lipoproteins on their metabolism in vivo by a radioisotope labeling and tracking method. Purified HDL and LDL were labeled with (3)H-cholesteryl oleate tracer. To mimic dietary-related changes in fatty acid composition of lipoproteins, we incorporated lipids acylated with either DHA, arachidonic (AA) or oleic (OA) acid to phosphatidylcholine (didocosahexaenoylphosphatidylcholine (di22:6-PC), diarachidonoylphosphatidylcholine (di20:4-PC) and dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (di18:0-PC), respectively) into the purified particles. The lipids, at the amount added, did not cause detectable alterations in the morphology of the lipoproteins. Levels of radiotracers in blood and in several target tissues such as brain, heart, liver, muscle and adipose were determined at 1.5, 3 and 24h after intravenous injection into C57Bl/6J mice. No statistically significant differences were detected in the tissue distribution of tracers introduced into HDL enriched in DHA, compared to particles enriched with OA. In contrast, we found a significantly higher proportion of radiolabel associated with LDL enriched in DHA in heart, brown adipose and brain tissues. The uptake of labels associated with DHA containing LDL nearly doubled for heart and brown adipose tissues at 1.5 and 3h, and it was 30% higher for brain tissues at 24h. The tissue distribution of labels from the same particles enriched in AA or OA did not show a statistically significant difference from unaltered control lipoproteins. These findings point to the possible role of DHA in the regulation of LDL metabolism and involvement of the lipoproteins in transport of n-3 PUFA to target organs.
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- Alla Polozova
- Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, MD 20892-9410, USA
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Lee CY, Lesimple A, Denis M, Vincent J, Larsen A, Mamer O, Krimbou L, Genest J, Marcil M. Increased sphingomyelin content impairs HDL biogenesis and maturation in human Niemann-Pick disease type B. J Lipid Res 2006; 47:622-32. [PMID: 16319418 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m500487-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We previously reported that human Niemann-Pick Disease type B (NPD-B) is associated with low HDL. In this study, we investigated the pathophysiology of this HDL deficiency by examining both HDL samples from NPD-B patients and nascent high density lipoprotein (LpA-I) generated by incubation of lipid-free apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) with NPD-B fibroblasts. Interestingly, both LpA-I and HDL isolated from patient plasma had a significant increase in sphingomyelin (SM) mass ( approximately 50-100%). Analysis of LCAT kinetics parameters (V(max) and K(m)) revealed that either LpA-I or plasma HDL from NPD-B, as well as reconstituted HDL enriched with SM, exhibited severely decreased LCAT-mediated cholesterol esterification. Importantly, we documented that SM enrichment of NPD-B LpA-I was not attributable to increased cellular mass transfer of SM or unesterified cholesterol to lipid-free apoA-I. Finally, we obtained evidence that the conditioned medium from HUVEC, THP-1, and normal fibroblasts, but not NPD-B fibroblasts, contained active secretory sphingomyelinase (S-SMase) that mediated the hydrolysis of [(3)H]SM-labeled LpA-I and HDL(3). Furthermore, expression of mutant SMase (DeltaR608) in CHO cells revealed that DeltaR608 was synthesized normally but had defective secretion and activity. Our data suggest that defective S-SMase in NPD leads to SM enrichment of HDL that impairs LCAT-mediated nascent HDL maturation and contributes to HDL deficiency. Thus, S-SMase and LCAT may act in concert and play a crucial role in the biogenesis and maturation of nascent HDL particles.
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- Ching Yin Lee
- Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, McGill University Health Centre/Royal Victoria Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Howe AG, McMaster CR. Regulation of phosphatidylcholine homeostasis by Sec14This paper is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue, entitled Young Investigator's Forum. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2006; 84:29-38. [PMID: 16845888 DOI: 10.1139/y05-138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Phosphatidylcholine is the major phospholipid in eukaryotic cells and serves as both a permeability barrier as well as a modulator of a plethora of cellular and biological functions. This review touches on the importance of proper regulation of phosphatidylcholine metabolism on health, and discusses how yeast genetics has contributed to furthering our understanding of the precise molecular events regulated by alterations in phosphatidylcholine metabolism. Yeast studies have determined that the phosphatidylcholine and (or) phosphatidylinositol binding protein, Sec14, is a major regulator of phosphatidylcholine homeostasis. Sec14 itself regulates vesicular transport from the Golgi, and the interrelationship between phosphatidylcholine metabolism and membrane movement within the cell is described in detail. The recent convergence of the yeast genetic studies with that of mammalian cell biology in how cells maintain phosphatidylcholine homeostasis is highlighted.
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- Alicia G Howe
- Atlantic Research Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Krimbou L, Hajj Hassan H, Blain S, Rashid S, Denis M, Marcil M, Genest J. Biogenesis and speciation of nascent apoA-I-containing particles in various cell lines. J Lipid Res 2005; 46:1668-77. [PMID: 15897603 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m500038-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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It is generally thought that the large heterogeneity of human HDL confers antiatherogenic properties; however, the mechanisms governing HDL biogenesis and speciation are complex and poorly understood. Here, we show that incubation of exogenous apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) with fibroblasts, CaCo-2, or CHO-overexpressing ABCA1 cells generates only alpha-nascent apolipoprotein A-I-containing particles (alpha-LpA-I) with diameters of 8-20 nm, whereas human umbilical vein endothelial cells and ABCA1 mutant (Q597R) cells were unable to form such particles. Interestingly, incubation of exogenous apoA-I with either HepG2 or macrophages generates both alpha-LpA-I and prebeta1-LpA-I. Furthermore, glyburide inhibits almost completely the formation of alpha-LpA-I but not prebeta1-LpA-I. Similarly, endogenously secreted HepG2 apoA-I was found to be associated with both prebeta1-LpA-I and alpha-LpA-I; by contrast, CaCo-2 cells secreted only alpha-LpA-I. To determine whether alpha-LpA-I generated by fibroblasts is a good substrate for LCAT, isolated alpha-LpA-I as well as reconstituted HDL [r(HDL)] was reacted with LCAT. Although both particles had similar V(max) (8.4 vs. 8.2 nmol cholesteryl ester/h/microg LCAT, respectively), the K(m) value was increased 2-fold for alpha-LpA-I compared with r(HDL) (1.2 vs. 0.7 microM apoA-I). These results demonstrate that 1) ABCA1 is required for the formation of alpha-LpA-I but not prebeta1-LpA-I; and 2) alpha-LpA-I interacts efficiently with LCAT. Thus, our study provides direct evidence for a new link between specific cell lines and the speciation of nascent HDL that occurs by both ABCA1-dependent and -independent pathways.
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- Larbi Krimbou
- Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Cardiology Division, McGill University Health Centre/Royal Victoria Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A1, Canada
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Zhao Y, Gebre AK, Parks JS. Amino acids 149 and 294 of human lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase affect fatty acyl specificity. J Lipid Res 2004; 45:2310-6. [PMID: 15375182 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m400276-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We identified two regions of human LCAT (hLCAT) that when mutated separately to the corresponding rat sequence (E149A and Y292H/W294F) and transiently expressed in COS-1 cells increased phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity by 5.5- and 2.8-fold, respectively, and increased cholesteryl ester (CE) formation by 2.9- and 1.4-fold, respectively, relative to hLCAT using substrate particles containing 1-16:0,2-20:4-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (PAPC). In contrast, both activities with 1-16:0,2-18:1-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) substrate were similar among the three LCAT proteins. The triple mutant (E149A/Y292H/W294F) had increased PLA2 activity with PAPC similar to that observed with the E149A mutation alone; however, unlike E149A, the triple mutant demonstrated a 50% decrease in activity with POPC for both PLA2 activity and CE formation, suggesting an interaction between the two regions of LCAT. Additional mutagenesis studies demonstrated that W294F, but not Y292H, increased PLA2 activity by 3-fold with PAPC without affecting activity with POPC. The E149A/W294F double mutation mimicked the LCAT activity phenotype of the triple mutant (more activity with PAPC, less with POPC). In conclusion, separate mutation of two amino acids in hLCAT to the corresponding rat sequence increases activity with PAPC, whereas the combined mutations increase PAPC and decrease POPC activity, suggesting that these amino acids participate in the LCAT PC binding site and affect fatty acyl specificity.
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- Yue Zhao
- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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High-density lipoproteins (HDL) are heterogeneous complexes of proteins and lipids that mediate cholesterol removal from the body. Our thermal and chemical denaturation studies of mature spherical HDL isolated from human plasma show that, contrary to the widely held assumption, the particle stability has a kinetic rather than thermodynamic origin. Guanidinum hydrochloride (GdmHCl) concentration jumps at 25 degrees C monitored by circular dichroism (CD) at 222 nm reveal two dominant irreversible kinetic phases in HDL denaturation. The slower phase (relaxation time tau(1) approximately 2 x 10(4) seconds) is observed in 1-6 M GdmHCl, and the faster phase (tau(2) approximately 2 x 10(3) seconds) is detected in 3-6 M GdmHCl. Comparison of the free energy barriers associated with these phases, deltaG* = 16-17 kcal mol(-1), with the near-zero apparent thermodynamic stability inferred from the spectroscopic measurements after prolonged incubation in 0-6 M GdmHCl at 22 degrees C indicates the kinetic origin for HDL stabilization. Electron microscopic analysis of HDL incubated in 0-6 M GdmHCl suggests that the slower kinetic phase involves HDL fusion, while the faster phase involves particle rupture and release of the apolar lipid core. Thermal denaturation experiments indicate high enthalpic barriers for the particle rupture that may arise from the transient disruption of lipid and/or protein packing interactions. These results corroborate our earlier analysis of model discoidal HDL and indicate that a kinetic mechanism provides a universal natural strategy for lipoprotein stabilization. Such a mechanism may facilitate structural integrity of the heterogeneous lipoprotein particles, slow their spontaneous interconversions, and thereby modulate lipoprotein lifetime and functions.
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- Ranjana Mehta
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, W329, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Rye KA, Duong M, Psaltis MK, Curtiss LK, Bonnet DJ, Stocker R, Barter PJ. Evidence that phospholipids play a key role in pre-beta apoA-I formation and high-density lipoprotein remodeling. Biochemistry 2002; 41:12538-45. [PMID: 12369845 DOI: 10.1021/bi025998k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The initial plasma acceptor of unesterified cholesterol and phospholipids from peripheral cells has been identified as pre-beta migrating, lipid-free, or lipid-poor apolipoprotein (apo) A-I (pre-beta apoA-I). Pre-beta apoA-I is formed when plasma factors, such as cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), remodel high-density lipoproteins (HDL). The aim of this study is to determine how phospholipids influence pre-beta apoA-I formation during the CETP-mediated remodeling of HDL. Reconstituted HDL (rHDL) containing either 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine (POPC), 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl phosphatidylcholine (PLPC), 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonyl phosphatidylcholine (PAPC), or 1-palmitoyl-2-docosahexanoyl phosphatidylcholine (PDPC) as the only phospholipid were prepared. The rHDL were comparable in size and core lipid/protein molar ratio and contained only cholesteryl esters in their core and apoA-I as the sole apolipoprotein. The (POPC)rHDL, (PLPC)rHDL, (PAPC)rHDL, and (PDPC)rHDL were respectively incubated for 0-24 h with CETP and microemulsions containing triolein and either POPC, PLPC, PAPC, or PDPC. The rate at which the rHDL were depleted of core lipids and remodeled to small particles varied widely with (POPC)rHDL < (PLPC)rHDL < (PDPC)rHDL approximately (PAPC)rHDL. Pre-beta apoA-I was not formed in the (POPC)rHDL incubations. Pre-beta apoA-I was apparent by 24 h in the (PLPC)rHDL incubations and by 12 h in the (PAPC)rHDL and (PDPC)rHDL incubations. The enhanced formation of pre-beta apoA-I in the (PAPC)rHDL and (PDPC)rHDL incubations reflected the increased core lipid depletion of the particles combined with the destabilization and progressive exclusion of apoA-I from the particle surface. In conclusion, these results show that phospholipids play a key role in the CETP-mediated remodeling of rHDL and pre-beta apoA-I formation.
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- Kerry-Anne Rye
- Lipid Research Laboratory, Hanson Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 5000.
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Gursky O, Gantz DL. Complex of human apolipoprotein C-1 with phospholipid: thermodynamic or kinetic stability? Biochemistry 2002; 41:7373-84. [PMID: 12044170 DOI: 10.1021/bi025588w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thermal unfolding of discoidal complexes of apolipoprotein (apo) C-1 with dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) reveals a novel mechanism of lipoprotein stabilization that is based on kinetics rather than thermodynamics. Far-UV CD melting curves recorded at several heating/cooling rates from 0.047 to 1.34 K/min show hysteresis and scan rate dependence characteristic of slow nonequilibrium transitions. At slow heating rates, the apoC-1 unfolding in the complexes starts just above 25 degrees C and has an apparent melting temperature T(m) approximately 48 +/- 1.5 degrees C, close to T(m) = 51 +/- 1.5 degrees C of free protein. Thus, DMPC binding may not substantially increase the low apparent thermodynamic stability of apoC-1, DeltaG(25 degrees C) < 2 kcal/mol. The scan rate dependence of T(m) and Arrhenius analysis of the kinetic data suggest an activation enthalpy E(a) = 25 +/- 5 kcal/mol that provides the major contribution to the free energy barrier for the protein unfolding on the disk, DeltaG > or = 17 kcal/mol. Consequently, apoC-1/DMPC disks are kinetically but not thermodynamically stable. To explore the origins of this kinetic stability, we utilized dynode voltage measured in CD experiments that shows temperature-dependent contribution from UV light scattering of apoC-1/DMPC complexes (d approximately 20 nm). Correlation of CD and dynode voltage melting curves recorded at 222 nm indicates close coupling between protein unfolding and an increase in the complex size and/or lamellar structure, suggesting that the enthalpic barrier arises from transient disruption of lipid packing interactions upon disk-to-vesicle fusion. We hypothesize that a kinetic mechanism may provide a general strategy for lipoprotein stabilization that facilitates complex stability and compositional variability in the absence of high packing specificity.
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- Olga Gursky
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Furbee JW, Francone O, Parks JS. In vivo contribution of LCAT to apolipoprotein B lipoprotein cholesteryl esters in LDL receptor and apolipoprotein E knockout mice. J Lipid Res 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)30149-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mamalakis G, Kafatos A, Manios Y, Kalogeropoulos N, Andrikopoulos N. Adipose fat quality vs. quantity: relationships with children's serum lipid levels. Prev Med 2001; 33:525-35. [PMID: 11716647 DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a controversy as to the relative importance of obesity vs quality of dietary fat in the prediction of serum lipoproteins in children. A reason for this is an apparent lack of studies implementing biomarkers of long-term dietary fat intake among children. The objective of the present study was to assess the relative contribution of degree of obesity, fat centrality, and quality of adipose tissue fat in the prediction of serum lipids in 12-year-old children. METHODS Pupils came from 40 schools randomly selected among 541 primary schools in three different provinces of the island of Crete. One thousand forty-six pupils were examined at age 6. At age 9, a representative sample from the original cohort (n = 579) was randomly selected for reevaluation. At the age of 12, a representative sample of 831 pupils was reexamined. At ages 6, 9, and 12, serum lipid measures were obtained from 941, 458, and 791 children, respectively. At age 12, data were obtained on pupils' anthropometry, serum lipids, dietary intake, physical fitness, and physical activity. Adipose tissue fatty acid data were obtained from a subsample of 194 children at age 12. RESULTS Regression analyses indicated that children's serum triglycerides related positively to body mass index and waist-hip ratio (WHR). Serum HDL-C related negatively to WHR and positively to endurance run test, an index of physical fitness. Dietary fatty acids, assessed by a single administration of 3-day weighed-food records, did not relate to serum lipids. However, serum HDL-C related negatively to sum of adipose polyunsaturated fatty acids, a measure of long-term polyunsaturated fat intake. CONCLUSIONS It appears that obesity and fat centrality are stronger predictors of children's serum lipids than the quality of long-term dietary fat intake or adipose tissue fatty acid composition. It is possible that this finding may relate to the particular subcutaneous depot studied. It is suggested that future studies study abdominal rather than buttock adipose tissue fatty acid composition in relation to children's serum lipid levels.
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- G Mamalakis
- Department of Social Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Nutrition, University of Crete School of Medicine, Iraklion, Crete, 71409, Greece
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Vaziri ND, Liang K, Parks JS. Down-regulation of hepatic lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase gene expression in chronic renal failure. Kidney Int 2001; 59:2192-6. [PMID: 11380821 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.00734.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic renal failure (CRF) is associated with premature arteriosclerosis, impaired high-density lipoprotein (HDL) maturation, increased pre-beta HDL (a lipid-poor HDL species), reduced HDL/total cholesterol ratio, hypertriglyceridemia, and depressed lipolytic activity. The latter has been, in part, attributed to elevated pre-beta HDL, which is a potent inhibitor of lipoprotein lipase (LPL). Accumulation of cholesterol in the arterial wall is a critical step in atherogenesis, and HDL-mediated cholesterol removal from peripheral tissues mitigates atherosclerosis. Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is essential for maturation of HDL and cholesterol removal by HDL from peripheral tissues. Earlier studies have revealed depressed plasma LCAT enzymatic activity in patients with CRF. This study was conducted to determine whether impaired LCAT activity can be confirmed in CRF animals and if so whether it is due to down-regulation of hepatic LCAT expression. METHODS Hepatic tissue LCAT mRNA and plasma LCAT enzymatic activity were measured in male Sprague-Dawley rats six weeks after excisional 5/6 nephrectomy or sham operation. RESULTS Compared with the controls, the CRF group exhibited a significant reduction of hepatic tissue LCAT mRNA abundance. The reduction in hepatic LCAT mRNA was accompanied by a marked reduction of plasma LCAT activity and elevation of serum-free cholesterol in the CRF animals. LCAT activity correlated positively with the HDL/total cholesterol ratio and inversely with free cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations. CONCLUSIONS CRF leads to a marked down-regulation of hepatic LCAT mRNA expression and plasma LCAT activity. This abnormality can impair HDL-mediated cholesterol uptake from the vascular tissue and contribute to cardiovascular disease. In addition, LCAT deficiency can, in part, account for elevated serum-free cholesterol, reduced HDL/total cholesterol, and elevated pre-beta HDL in CRF. The latter can, in turn, depress lipolytic activity and hinder triglyceride-rich lipoprotein clearance in CRF.
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- N D Vaziri
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
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Vaziri ND, Liang K, Parks JS. Acquired lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency in nephrotic syndrome. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2001; 280:F823-8. [PMID: 11292624 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.280.5.f823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Lecithin-cholesterol acetyltransferase (LCAT) is involved in the synthesis of plasma cholesteryl esters and is pivotal in the maturation of plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and conversion of HDL3 to HDL2. In nephrotic syndrome (NS), the ratio of HDL2 to HDL3 is low even though the total concentration of HDL is generally normal. We hypothesize that the reduced HDL2/HDL3 ratio in NS is due to urinary losses of LCAT, leading to plasma LCAT deficiency. To test this hypothesis, Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to NS (given 130 mg puromycin aminonucleoside on day 1 and 60 mg ip on day 14) or control groups and were studied on day 30. To dissect the effect of proteinuria from hypoalbuminemia, a group of Nagase rats with inherited hypoalbuminemia was included. Hepatic LCAT and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) mRNA abundance and plasma and urine LCAT activity were measured. The NS group showed a fourfold rise in serum cholesterol and triglycerides, a fivefold rise in free cholesterol, and a fourfold fall in the HDL-to-total cholesterol ratio. Despite severe hypoalbuminemia, the Nagase rats showed only a mild elevation of serum cholesterol and triglycerides with a normal serum free cholesterol and HDL-to-total cholesterol ratio. The NS group exhibited a normal hepatic LCAT-to-GAPDH mRNA ratio, a marked reduction in plasma LCAT activity, and a significant increase in urinary LCAT excretion. LCAT/GAPDH mRNA and plasma and urine LCAT were normal in Nagase rats. Thus NS led to heavy urinary losses and reduced plasma concentration of LCAT, despite normal hepatic LCAT mRNA abundance. However, hypoalbuminemia, per se, without proteinuria as seen in the Nagase rats had no effect on plasma LCAT or the HDL-to-total cholesterol ratio. Therefore, proteinuria, not hypoalbuminemia, causes LCAT deficiency and a depressed HDL-to-total cholesterol ratio in NS.
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- N D Vaziri
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Gorshkova IN, Liadaki K, Gursky O, Atkinson D, Zannis VI. Probing the lipid-free structure and stability of apolipoprotein A-I by mutation. Biochemistry 2000; 39:15910-9. [PMID: 11123918 DOI: 10.1021/bi0014406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To probe the secondary structure of the C-terminus (residues 165-243) of lipid-free human apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) and its role in protein stability, recombinant wild-type and seven site-specific mutants have been produced in C127 cells, purified, and studied by circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy. A double substitution (G185P, G186P) increases the protein stability without altering the secondary structure, suggesting that G185 and G186 are located in a loop/disordered region. A triple substitution (L222K, F225K, F229K) leads to a small increase in the alpha-helical content and stability, indicating that L222, F225, and F229 are not involved in stabilizing hydrophobic core contacts. The C-terminal truncation Delta(209-243) does not change the alpha-helical content but reduces the protein stability. Truncation of a larger segment, Delta(185-243), does not affect the secondary structure or stability. In contrast, an intermediate truncation, Delta(198-243), leads to a significant reduction in the alpha-helical content, stability, and unfolding cooperativity. The internal 11-mer deletion Delta(187-197) has no significant effect on the conformation or stability, whereas another internal 11-mer deletion, Delta(165-175), dramatically disrupts and destabilizes the protein conformation, suggesting that the presence of residues 165-175 is crucial for proper apoA-I folding. Overall, the findings suggest the presence of stable helical structure in the C-terminal region 165-243 of lipid-free apoA-I and the involvement of segment 209-243 in stabilizing interactions in the molecule. The effect of the substitution (G185P, G186P) on the exposure of tryptophans located in the N-terminal half suggests an apoA-I tertiary conformation with the C-terminus located close to the N-terminus.
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- I N Gorshkova
- Section of Molecular Genetics at Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
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Sorci-Thomas MG, Thomas M, Curtiss L, Landrum M. Single repeat deletion in ApoA-I blocks cholesterol esterification and results in rapid catabolism of delta6 and wild-type ApoA-I in transgenic mice. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:12156-63. [PMID: 10766851 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.16.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The deletion mutation Delta6 apolipoprotein A-I lacks residues 143-164 or repeat 6 in the mature apoA-I protein. In vitro studies show this mutation dramatically reduces the rate of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) catalyzed cholesterol esterification. The present study was initiated to investigate the effect of this mutation on in vivo high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol esterification and metabolism. Transgenic mice expressing human Delta6 apoA-I (TgDelta6 +/+) were created and then crossed with apoA-I knockout mice (-/-) to generate mice expressing only human Delta6 apoA-I (TgDelta6 -/-). Human Delta6 apoA-I was associated with homogeneous sized alpha-HDL, when wild-type mouse apoA-I was present (in TgDelta6 +/+ and +/- mice). However, in the absence of endogenous mouse apoA-I, Delta6 apoA-I was found exclusively in cholesterol ester-poor HDL, and lipid-free HDL fractions. This observation coincides with the 6-fold lower cholesterol ester mass in TgDelta6 -/- mouse plasma compared with control. Structural studies show that despite the structural perturbation of a domain extending from repeat 5 to repeat 8 (137-178), Delta6 apoA-I binds to spherical unilamellar vesicles with only 2-fold less binding affinity. In summary, these data show a domain corresponding to apoA-I repeat 6 is responsible for providing an essential conformation for LCAT catalyzed generation of cholesterol esters. Deletion of apoA-I repeat 6 not only blocks normal levels of cholesterol esterification but also exerts a dominant inhibition on the ability of wild-type apoA-I to activate LCAT in vivo.
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- M G Sorci-Thomas
- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
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Phosphatidylcholine fluidity and structure affect lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase activity. J Lipid Res 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)32402-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chisholm JW, Gebre AK, Parks JS. Characterization of C-terminal histidine-tagged human recombinant lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase. J Lipid Res 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)33395-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Dobiásová M, Frohlich JJ. Advances in understanding of the role of lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) in cholesterol transport. Clin Chim Acta 1999; 286:257-71. [PMID: 10511297 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(99)00106-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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We review the structure and function of lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT), the advances in the studies of molecular genetics of LCAT and its deficiency states as well as the developments in assessment of LCAT activity particularly the concept of measurement of fractional esterification rate of plasma cholesterol in the absence of apoB lipoproteins (FER(HDL)) as an indication of atherogenic risk. We discuss LCAT reaction from two points of view: one that is consistent with the general belief in LCAT antiatherogenic potential and another, namely, a proposed concept of potentially opposing roles of LCAT in normal and dyslipidemic plasmas. While other plasma lipoproteins can (in addition to HDL) provide unesterified cholesterol (UC) for LCAT reaction, HDL may play an unique role in trafficking of newly formed cholesteryl esters (CE) rather than as a primary acceptor of cellular cholesterol. Thus, the plasma HDL, specifically the larger (HDL2b) particles, direct the efflux of most of (LCAT produced) CE to its specific catabolic sites rather than to potentially atherogenic VLDLs and back to LDLs.
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- M Dobiásová
- Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
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Effect of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the sn-2 position of phosphatidylcholine on the interaction with recombinant high density lipoprotein apolipoprotein A-I. J Lipid Res 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)33321-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- A Jonas
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine at Urban-Champaign, University of Illinois 61801, USA
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DeMaria CT, Sun Y, Long L, Wagner BJ, Brewer G. Structural determinants in AUF1 required for high affinity binding to A + U-rich elements. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:27635-43. [PMID: 9346902 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.44.27635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AUF1 is an RNA-binding protein that contains two nonidentical RNA recognition motifs (RRMs). AUF1 binds to A + U-rich elements (AREs) with high affinity. The binding of AUF1 to AREs is believed to serve as a signal to an mRNA-processing pathway that degrades mRNAs encoding many cytokines, oncoproteins, and G protein-coupled receptors. Because the ARE binding activity of AUF1 appears central to the regulation of many important genes, we analyzed the domains of the protein that are important for this activity. Examination of the RNA binding affinity of various AUF1 mutants suggests that both RRMs may be required for binding to the human c-fos ARE. However, the two RRMs together are not sufficient. Highest affinity binding of AUF1 to an ARE requires an alanine-rich region of the N terminus and a short glutamine-rich region in the C terminus. In addition, the N terminus is required for dimerization of AUF1. However, AUF1 binds an ARE as a hexameric protein. Thus, protein-protein interactions are important for high affinity ARE binding activity of AUF1.
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- C T DeMaria
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1064, USA
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Miller KR, Parks JS. Influence of vesicle surface composition on the interfacial binding of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase and apolipoprotein A-I. J Lipid Res 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)37192-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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