Abstract
Several subspecies of human high density lipoprotein (HDL) exist, and particle surface charge is one parameter that can be used to distinguish them. For instance, pre-beta HDL has a lower negative surface charge than the bulk of plasma HDL resulting in slower migration when subjected to electrophoresis in an agarose gel at pH 8.6. The molecular basis for the variations in HDL particle surface charge have been established in this work. Quantitative analysis of electrophoretic mobilities in agarose gels indicates that the surface potentials of reconstituted pre-beta HDL and alpha-HDL3 are -7.6 and -11.4 mV, respectively. The difference of 3.8 mV corresponds to an apparent 1e more net negative charge on alpha-migrating HDL3. The contributions of the lipid and protein components to the charge of HDL3 were defined using reconstituted particles (rHDL) containing various combinations of HDL3 protein and lipid. The surface potentials of spherical and discoidal rHDL are not affected by the particle apoprotein composition. Thin layer chromatography of the HDL3 phospholipid fraction from five normolipidemic subjects revealed that it consists of approximately 84% phosphatidylcholine, 12% sphingomyelin, and 4% phosphatidylinositol (PI) by weight. PI significantly affects the charge of discoidal rHDL and is responsible for approximately 0.7 mV of the surface potential difference between pre-beta- and alpha-HDL. Reconstitution of spherical complexes containing apolipoprotein AI, palmitoyl-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine, and HDL3 neutral lipid esters showed that particles containing a neutral lipid core migrate to an alpha position in an agarose gel. The change in particle shape accounts for approximately 3 mV of the difference in surface potential between pre-beta and alpha-HDL. Overall, the charge of HDL particles is determined by 1) a direct contribution of negative charge from PI molecules in the surface of the lipoprotein and 2) the conformation of the resident apolipoprotein(s) which is influenced by the presence of neutral lipids and the particle shape. This quantitative understanding of surface charge provides a basis for understanding variations in function of HDL subspecies.
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