Abstract:
:High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) are complexes of proteins (mainly apoA-I and apoA-II) and lipids that remove cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis. Understanding the distinct properties of the heterogeneous HDL population may aid the development of new diagnostic tools and therapies for atherosclerosis. Mature human HDLs form two major subclasses differing in particle diameter and metabolic properties, HDL(2) (large) and HDL(3) (small). These subclasses are comprised of HDL(A-I) containing only apoA-I, and HDL(A-I/A-II) containing apoA-I and apoA-II. ApoA-I is strongly cardioprotective, but the function of the smaller, more hydrophobic apoA-II is unclear. ApoA-II is thought to counteract the cardioprotective action of apoA-I by stabilizing HDL particles and inhibiting their remodeling. To test this notion, we performed the first kinetic stability study of human HDL subclasses. The results revealed that the stability of plasma spherical HDL decreases with increasing particle diameter; which may facilitate preferential cholesterol ester uptake from large lipid-loaded HDL(2). Surprisingly, size-matched plasma HDL(A-I/A-II) showed comparable or slightly lower stability than HDL(A-I); this is consistent with the destabilization of model discoidal HDL observed upon increasing the A-II to A-I ratio. These results clarify the roles of the particle size and protein composition in HDL remodeling, and help reconcile conflicting reports regarding the role of apoA-II in this remodeling.
journal_name
J Mol Bioljournal_title
Journal of molecular biologyauthors
Gao X,Yuan S,Jayaraman S,Gursky Odoi
10.1016/j.jmb.2009.02.036subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-04-03 00:00:00pages
628-38issue
3eissn
0022-2836issn
1089-8638pii
S0022-2836(09)00206-Xjournal_volume
387pub_type
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