title: Effect of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the sn-2 position of phosphatidylcholine on the interaction with recombinant high density lipoprotein apolipoprotein A-I.
abstract: The effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on the structure of recombinant high density lipoprotein (rHDL) was investigated using homogeneous particles containing phosphatidylcholine (PC), [3H]cholesterol, and apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I). The PC component of the rHDL contained sn -1 16:0 and sn -2 18:1 (POPC), 18:2 (PLPC), 20:4 (PAPC), 20:5 n-3 (PEPC), or 22:6 n-3 (PDPC). The concentration of guanidine HCl (D1/2) required to denature one-half of the apoA-I on rHDL containing long chain PUFA was reduced (1.57-1.70 m) compared to those containing POPC (2.83 m). Intrinsic apoA-I tryptophan fluorescence emission intensity and lifetimes were decreased for rHDL containing long chain PUFA compared to POPC and PLPC rHDL. Monoclonal antibody binding studies demonstrated that apoA-I had decreased immunoreactivity with monoclonal antibodies spanning amino acid residues 115-147 in rHDL containing long chain PUFA. PC lipid fluidity, measured as diphenylhexatriene (DPH) fluorescence polarization, was increased in PUFA rHDL compared to POPC rHDL. There also was a strong correlation between the number of sn -2 double bonds in rHDL and DPH fluorescence lifetime (r 2 = 0. 89). LCAT reactivity of the homogeneous size rHDL was ordered POPC = PLPC>PAPC> PEPC>PDPC. We conclude that rHDL with long chain PUFA in the sn -2 position of PC contain apoA-I that is less stable and in a different conformation than that in POPC rHDL and have a fatty acyl region that is more fluid and hydrated. The weaker interaction of apoA-I with PC containing PUFA may lead to hypercatabolism of apoA-I in plasma explaining, in part, the decreased plasma HDL and apoA-I concentrations seen with PUFA diets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Huggins
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Curtiss
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gebre
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Parks
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000737:chemistry*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000737:chemistry*; D016014:Linear Models; D010316:Particle Size; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000737:chemistry*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase