title: Abnormal interaction of the human apolipoprotein A-I variant [Lys107----0] with high density lipoproteins.
abstract: Several isoforms of apoprotein A-I [apoA-I], the major apoprotein of high density lipoproteins [HDL], have been described. We compared the in vivo and in vitro properties of normal human apoA-I with those of apoA-I [Lys107----0]. Fluorescence and circular dichroic spectra showed that deletion of Lys107 decreases apoprotein self-association. In vivo metabolic studies in the rat indicated that the interaction of apoA-I [Lys107----0] with HDL was lower than normal. We conclude that deletion of Lys107 results in a reorganization of the apoprotein structure that decreases its potential to form hydrophobic associations.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000378:metabolism*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL