Abstract

Very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) are a heterogenous population of particles differing in size and composition. Heparin-Sepharose chromatography yields three VLDL subfractions. Two subfractions, VLDLNR-1 and VLDLNR-2, which are not retained by heparin, contain little or no detectable apolipoprotein (apo)E. According to negative stain electron microscopy, VLDLNR-1 is slightly larger than VLDLNR-2. The third fraction, VLDLR, is composed of smaller particles that are retained by the heparin-Sepharose and contain apoE. The C apolipoproteins of the respective VLDL subfractions transfer to 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine (POPC) single bilayer vesicles giving three subfractions designated VLDLNR-1-C, VLDLNR-2-C, and VLDLR-C. The protein, phospholipid, and cholesterol (free + esterified) contents decrease in the order VLDLR > VLDLNR-2 > VLDLNR-1. Triglyceride content decreases in the opposite order. POPC treatment of each VLDL subfraction increases the phospholipid and decreases the protein, triglyceride, and cholesteryl ester contents, while free cholesterol remains unchanged. According to immunological analysis of each subfraction with well-characterized monoclonal antibodies, the accessibility of some epitopes of apoB-100 on VLDL is changed by POPC treatment. Electron-microscopic analysis of POPC-treated VLDL subfraction reveals vacancies on the surfaces of each particle. VLDLNR-1, VLDLNR-2, and VLDLR are resistant to thrombin cleavage, whereas the lipoproteins lacking C apolipoproteins are not. Thrombin cleavage (8 h) of apoB-100 of VLDLNR-2-C and VLDLR-C gives two fragments, T1 and T2, that are converted to smaller fragments only after prolonged treatment. In contrast, apoB-100 of VLDLNR-1-C is converted into small fragments after 8 h thrombin treatment. These results suggest that removal of apoCs affects the accessibility and conformation of apoB-100 in the individual VLDL subfractions in the region near residue 3249, which is the primary thrombin cleavage site and the epitope of monoclonal antibody 4C11.

Highlights

  • Very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) are a heterogenous population of particles differing in size and composition

  • VLDL isolated by Sepharose C L 4B column chromatography were 2.pplied to a heparin-Sepharose column

  • Subfractions VLDLNR-aInd VLDLNR.:!were separated on a lowsalt (0.15 M NaCI) buffer system on the basis of affinity for heparin-Sepharose; VLDLR was displaced from the column by high-salt

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Introduction

Very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) are a heterogenous population of particles differing in size and composition. POPC treatment of each VLDL subfraction increases the phospholipid and decreases the protein, triglyceride, and cholesteryl ester contents, while free cholesterol remains unchanged. According to immunological analysis of each subfraction with well-characterized monoclonal antibodies, the accessibility of some epitopes of apoB-100 on VLDL is changed by POPC treatment. Thrombin cleavage (8 h) of apoB-100 of VLDLNR.2-C and VLDLR-C gives two fragments, T I and T,, that are converted to smaller fragments only after prolonged treatment. ApoB-100 of a VLDLNR.I-Cis converted into small fragments after 8 h thrombin treatment These results suggest that removal of apoCs affects the accessibility and conformation of apoB-100 in the individual VLDL subfractions in the region near residue 3249, which is the primary thrombin cleavage site and the epitope of monoclonal antibody 4Cll.-Yang, C-y., Z-W.

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