title: Primary structure of apolipoprotein A-II from inbred mouse strain BALB/c.
abstract: The primary structure of apolipoprotein A-II (apoA-II) isolated from the plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction of the inbred mouse strain BALB/c is described in this work. The complete 78 amino acid protein sequence was determined by proteolytic fragmentation, gas-phase microsequence analysis, and fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectrometry. The apolipoprotein has a calculated molecular weight of 8,715 and a net negative charge conveyed by ten acidic and eight basic amino acid residues. There exists a 55% amino acid sequence homology between the BALB/c mouse apoA-II and human apoA-II. Unlike human plasma apoA-II, which exists as a disulfide dimer, BALB/c apoA-II lacks cysteine and is a monomer. BALB/c apoA-II contains one residue each of histidine and arginine, neither of which are found in the human A-II protein. Chou and Fasman analysis of the BALB/c apoA-II primary structure predicts approximately 68% alpha-helical potential compared with a 62% potential for human apoA-II. The alpha-helical domains are structurally amphipathic, generating a polar and an apolar face consistent with the proposed models describing apolipoprotein-phospholipid interaction.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000097:blood; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D010446:Peptide Fragments