title: Evidence of a novel association of unsaturated fatty acids with Gc (vitamin D-binding protein).
abstract: The strong sequence homology described recently between Gc (Vitamin D-binding protein) and albumin, and the ability of the latter, to bind 2-p-toluidinylnaphthylene sulfonate (TNS) promoted similar binding studies with Gc. TNS bound to native Gc as demonstrated by fluorescence, but chloroform:methanol extraction of Gc and gas chromatography revealed that large amounts of unsaturated fatty acids - 16:1, 18:1, 18:2 and 20:4 were also associated with Gc. In addition, TNS fluorescence was abolished by delipidation of Gc, and restored upon subsequent reconstitution with fatty acid. Finally, 70-80% of [3H]-arachidonic acid added to whole serum bound to Gc. These results demonstrated that TNS fluorescence of the native molecule reflects associated lipid, and suggest a novel role for Gc as a reservoir for a circulating pool of unsaturated fatty acids.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001769:Blood; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000378:metabolism*; D009282:Naphthalenesulfonates / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D009282:Naphthalenesulfonates; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C009497:2-(4-toluidino)-6-naphthalenesulfonic acid