title: Structural domains of apolipoprotein(a) and its interaction with apolipoprotein B-100 in the lipoprotein(a) particle.
abstract: The structural domains of human apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] and its interaction with apolipoprotein B-100 (apo B-100) in the lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] particle were investigated by limited proteolysis with thermolysin and cathepsin D. We characterized the proteolytic products by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gradient gel electrophoresis, followed by immunoblotting using different antibodies. For apo B-100 in Lp(a), the digestion patterns were found to be identical to those previously described [Chen et al. (1989) J. Biol. Chem. 264, 14369-14375; Chen et al. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 12581-12587] for apo B-100 in LDL. Thus, we compared the digestion patterns of apo B-100 in Lp(a) resolved under reducing and nonreducing migrating conditions. Using an antibody specific for a synthetic peptide of apo B-100 (residues 4004-4021), we confirmed that apo B-100 was linked to apo(a) by its C-terminal end. Various Lp(a)s isolated from several donors, and containing different isoforms, were used to study the structural domains of apo(a). Using the same procedure as for apo B-100, several common features were found for the different isoforms. (1) Apo(a) can be cleaved into two structural domains: one was of constant size (170 kDa) and was linked to apo B-100. Using an antibody specifically directed against kringle V, we demonstrated that this fragment corresponded to the C-terminal part of apo(a). (2) The other domain, whose size varied according to the digested apo(a) isoform, was not linked to apo B-100.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale, INSERM U321, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Huby
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doucet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dieplinger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thillet
mesh_terms: D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000378:metabolism*; D053241:Apoprotein(a); D002402:Cathepsin D / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007700:Kinetics; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000378:metabolism*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013820:Thermolysin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D053241:Apoprotein(a); D002402:Cathepsin D; D013820:Thermolysin