Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 29, 1215-1220, Copyright © 1988 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Apolipoprotein B synthesized by Hep G2 cells undergoes fatty acid acylation

JM Hoeg, MS Meng, R Ronan, SJ Demosky Jr, T Fairwell and HB Brewer Jr
Molecular Disease Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Apolipoprotein B is the principal protein associated with cholesterol transport in the blood and has been proposed to play a central role in human atherogenesis. The unique hydrophobic nature of this large (512 kDa), glycosylated apolipoprotein differs from that of the other apolipoproteins. Since another apolipoprotein, apolipoprotein A-I, has been recently shown to have covalently bound fatty acids, potential fatty acid acylation of apolipoprotein B was investigated. The human hepatoma cell line, Hep G2, synthesizes apoB-100 and secretes the apolipoprotein into the culture medium. After a 24-hr incubation with [14C]palmitate and [14C]stearate, the label was incorporated into apoB- 100 when assessed by a sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, autoradiography, immunoblot analysis, and immunoprecipitation. Hydroxylamine treatment, which hydrolyzes ester and thioester bonds, removed the radiolabel. ApoB-100 isolated from Hep G2 cells by ultracentrifugation and preparative sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis was hydrolyzed and analyzed by gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. In contrast to circulating apoB in low density lipoproteins, both palmitate and stearate were present in newly synthesized apoB-100. These results establish that newly synthesized apoB-100 undergoes covalent acylation with palmitate and stearate. The acylation of apoB may play an important role in lipoprotein particle secretion. In addition, derangements in apoB fatty acid acylation may lead to dyslipoproteinemia.
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