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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 42, 553-562, April 2001
Copyright © 2001 by Lipid Research, Inc.

Original Article

Specificity of the lipid-binding domain of apoC-II for the substrates and products of lipolysis

Correspondence to: H. L. Brockman, To whom correspondence should be addressed., hlbroc{at}tc.umn.edu (E-mail)

Functional similarities between colipase and apolipoprotein C-II (apoC-II) in activating lipases suggest that apoC-II may, like colipase, preferentially interact with interfaces containing the substrates and products of lipolysis. To test this hypothesis, the binding of a peptide comprising residues of the cofactor implicated in lipid binding, apolipoprotein C-II(13-56), and, to a lesser extent, apoC-II, to monomolecular lipid films was characterized. The lipids used were a diacylphosphatidylcholine, a diacylglycerol, and a fatty acid. The peptide had an affinity for the argon-buffer interface and for all lipids consistent with a dissociation constant of <10 nM. Changes in surface pressure accompanying peptide binding were comparable to those reported for native apoC-II and indicate peptide miscibility with each of the lipids tested. The capacity of the surfaces to accommodate the peptide decreased with increasing lipid concentration in the interface, indicating competition between lipid and peptide for interfacial occupancy. At a lipid acyl chain density of 470 pmol/cm², or 35 Ų per acyl chain, a lower limit of peptide adsorption was reached with all lipids. The limiting level of adsorption to phosphatidylcholine was only 1 pmol/cm² compared with 6;–7 pmol/cm² for fatty acid and diacylglycerol. Similar results were obtained with apoC-II.

The difference in the extent of protein adsorption to lipid classes suggests that the distribution of apoC-II among lipoproteins will depend on their lipid composition and surface pressure.— Dahim, M., W. E. Momsen, M. M. Momsen, and H. L. Brockman. Specifity of the lipid-binding domain of apoC-II for the substrates and products of lipolysis. J. Lipid Res. 2001. 42: 553;–562.

Supplementary key words: lipid-protein interactions, fatty acid, diacylglycerol, diacylphosphatidylcholine, lipid monolayers, lipoproteins, lipoprotein lipase, peptide

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