Original Article

cld and lec23 are disparate mutations that affect maturation of lipoprotein lipase in the endoplasmic reticulum

Correspondence to: Mark H. Doolittle

The mutations cld (combined lipase deficiency) and lec23 disrupt in a similar manner the expression of lipoprotein lipase (LPL). Whereas cld affects an unknown gene, lec23 abolishes the activity of -glucosidase I, an enzyme essential for proper folding and assembly of nascent glycoproteins. The hypothesis that cld, like lec23, affects the folding/assembly of nascent LPL was confirmed by showing that in cell lines homozygous for these mutations (Cld and Lec23, respectively), the majority of LPL was inactive, displayed heterogeneous aggregation, and had a decreased affinity for heparin. While inactive LPL was retained in the ER, a small amount of LPL that had attained a native conformation was transported through the Golgi and secreted. Thus, Cld and Lec23 cells recognized and retained the majority of LPL as misfolded, maintaining the standard of quality control. Examination of candidate factors affecting protein maturation, such as glucose addition and trimming, proteins involved in lectin chaperone cycling, and other abundant ER chaperones, revealed that calnexin levels were dramatically reduced in livers from cld/cld mice; this finding was also confirmed in Cld cells.

We conclude that cld may affect components in the ER, such as calnexin, that play a role in protein maturation. Whether the reduced calnexin levels per se contribute to the LPL deficiency awaits confirmation.—Briquet-Laugier, V., O. Ben-Zeev, A. White, and M. H. Doolittle. cld and lec23 are disparate mutations that affect maturation of lipoprotein lipase in the endoplasmic reticulum. J. Lipid Res. 1999. 40: 2044;–2058.

Supplementary key words: lipoprotein lipase, density gradient centrifugation, heparin affinity, glycan processing, endoplasmic reticulum, lipase folding, calnexin, endoplasmic reticulum chaperones

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