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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 42, 31-40, January 2001
Copyright © 2001 by Lipid Research, Inc.

Original Article

Three arginine residues in apolipoprotein A-I are critical for activation of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase

Correspondence to: Maryvonne Rosseneu, To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Previous studies have suggested that the helical repeat formed by residues 143;–164 of apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) contributes to lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) activation. To identify specific polar residues involved in this process, we examined residue conservation and topology of apoA-I from all known species. We observed that the hydrophobic/hydrophilic interface of helix 143;–164 contains a cluster of three strictly conserved arginine residues (R149, R153, and R160), and that these residues create the only significant positive electrostatic potential around apoA-I. To test the importance of R149, R153, and R160 in LCAT activation, we generated a series of mutant proteins. These had fluorescence emission, secondary structure, and lipid-binding properties comparable to those of wild-type apoA-I. Mutation of conserved residues R149, R153, and R160 drastically decreased LCAT activity on lipid-protein complexes, whereas control mutations (E146Q, D150N, D157N, R171Q, and A175R) did not decrease LCAT activity by more than 55%. The markedly decreased activities of mutants R149, R153, and R160 resulted from a decrease in the maximal reaction velocity V_max because the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant K_m values were similar for the mutant and wild-type apoA-I proteins.

These data suggest that R149, R153, and R160 participate in apoA-I-mediated activation of LCAT, and support the "belt" model for discoidal rHDL. In this model, residues R149, R153, and R160 do not form salt bridges with the antiparallel apoA-I monomer, but instead are pointing toward the surface of the disc, enabling interactions with LCAT. — Roosbeek, S., B. Vanloo, N. Duverger, H. Caster, J. Breyne, I. De Beun, H. Patel, J. Vandekerckhove, C. Shoulders, M. Rosseneu, and F. Peelman. Three arginine residues in apolipoportein A-I are critical for activation of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase J. Lipid Res. 2001. 42: 31;–40.

Supplementary key words: HDL, enzyme, lipoprotein, cholesterol

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