Nagao K, Hata M, Tanaka K, Takechi Y, Nguyen D, Dhanasekaran P, Lund-Katz S, Phillips MC, Saito H. The roles of C-terminal helices of human apolipoprotein A-I in formation of high-density lipoprotein particles.
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2013;
1841:80-7. [PMID:
24120703 DOI:
10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.10.005]
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Abstract
Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) accepts cholesterol and phospholipids from ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1)-expressing cells to form high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Human apoA-I has two tertiary structural domains and the C-terminal domain (approximately amino acids 190-243) plays a key role in lipid binding. Although the high lipid affinity region of the C-terminal domain of apoA-I (residues 223-243) is essential for the HDL formation, the function of low lipid affinity region (residues 191-220) remains unclear. To evaluate the role of residues 191-220, we analyzed the structure, lipid binding properties, and HDL formation activity of Δ191-220 apoA-I, in comparison to wild-type and Δ223-243 apoA-I. Although deletion of residues 191-220 has a slight effect on the tertiary structure of apoA-I, the Δ191-220 variant showed intermediate behavior between wild-type and Δ223-243 regarding the formation of hydrophobic sites and lipid interaction through the C-terminal domain. Physicochemical analysis demonstrated that defective lipid binding of Δ191-220 apoA-I is due to the decreased ability to form α-helix structure which provides the energetic source for lipid binding. In addition, the ability to form HDL particles in vitro and induce cholesterol efflux from ABCA1-expressing cells of Δ191-220 apoA-I was also intermediate between wild-type and Δ223-243 apoA-I. These results suggest that despite possessing low lipid affinity, residues 191-220 play a role in enhancing the ability of apoA-I to bind to and solubilize lipids by forming α-helix upon lipid interaction. Our results demonstrate that the combination of low lipid affinity region and high lipid affinity region of apoA-I is required for efficient ABCA1-dependent HDL formation.
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