title: Characterization of antigenic determinants on human solubilized apolipoprotein B. Conformational requirements for lipids.
abstract: The expression of low density lipoprotein (LDL) antigenic determinants in the delipidated and solubilized apolipoprotein B (apo-B) free of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) has been studied. Of the six distinct determinants which react with previously characterized monoclonal antibodies against LDL (Milne, R.W., Theolis , R., Jr., Verdery , R.B., and Marcel , Y.L. (1983) Arteriosclerosis 3, 23-30), only one, that recognized by antibody 1D1 , was expressed on the soluble apo-B, indicating that soluble apo-B may be partly denatured. The average immunoreactivity of apo-B with antibody 1D1 was similar to or lower than that of intact LDL (mean 36%, range 93-20%). Therefore, delipidation and solubilization did not expose on apo-B any additional site reactive with 1D1 . When apo-B was equilibrated with either SDS micelles or with cholesterol-lecithin liposomes, the immunoreactivity of the determinant recognized by antibody 2D8 was partially regenerated, but not that of the others. In contrast, incubation of apo-B with microemulsions containing a hydrophobic core of cholesteryl esters also restored the antigenicity of the determinants reacting with antibodies 3F5 , 4G3 , and 5E11 . However, the regeneration of these antigenic determinants could only be achieved when solubilized apo-B was treated with SDS prior to equilibration with microemulsion preparations. In conclusion, three types of antigenic determinants have been identified on apo-B. The first type, such as that recognized by antibody 1D1 , is expressed both on LDL and on apo-B and is constituted by the primary and secondary structure of apo-B. The second type, an example being that recognized by 2D8 , is a conformational determinant which requires the presence of amphipathic lipids such as lecithin and cholesterol or SDS micelles. The third type, which reacts with antibodies 3F5 , 4G3 , and 5E11 , represents different conformational determinants which require the association of apo-B with lipid structures having a cholesteryl ester hydrophobic core. It may be significant that the latter determinants are those close to the LDL receptor-binding site on apo-B and that this domain of apo-B has a complex tertiary and quaternary structure as evidenced by the conformational requirements of the antigenic determinants.
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000276:immunology; D008081:Liposomes / Q000378:metabolism; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008823:Micelles; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D000939:Epitopes; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008081:Liposomes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008823:Micelles