Phospholipid transfer protein enhances removal of cellular cholesterol and phospholipids by high-density lipoprotein apolipoproteins.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 1439(1): 65-76, 1999 Jul 09.
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ABSTRACT
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) apolipoproteins remove excess cholesterol from cells by an active transport pathway that may protect against atherosclerosis. Here we show that treatment of cholesterol-loaded human skin fibroblasts with phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) increased HDL binding to cells and enhanced cholesterol and phospholipid efflux by this pathway. PLTP did not stimulate lipid efflux in the presence of albumin, purified apolipoprotein A-I, and phospholipid vesicles, suggesting specificity for HDL particles. PLTP restored the lipid efflux activity of mildly trypsinized HDL, presumably by regenerating active apolipoproteins. PLTP-stimulated lipid efflux was absent in Tangier disease fibroblasts, induced by cholesterol loading, and inhibited by brefeldin A treatment, indicating selectivity for the apolipoprotein-mediated lipid removal pathway. The lipid efflux-stimulating effect of PLTP was not attributable to generation of prebeta HDL particles in solution but instead required cellular interactions. These interactions increased cholesterol efflux to minor HDL particles with electrophoretic mobility between alpha and prebeta. These findings suggest that PLTP promotes cell-surface binding and remodeling of HDL so as to improve its ability to remove cholesterol and phospholipids by the apolipoprotein-mediated pathway, a process that may play an important role in enhancing flux of excess cholesterol from tissues and retarding atherogenesis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Apolipoproteínas
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Fosfolípidos
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Proteínas Portadoras
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Proteínas de Transferencia de Fosfolípidos
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Lipoproteínas HDL
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HDL-Colesterol
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Proteínas de la Membrana
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biochim Biophys Acta
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos