title: Early stages of LDL oxidation: apolipoprotein B structural changes monitored by infrared spectroscopy.
abstract: Changes in the conformation of apoliprotein B-100 in the early stages of copper-mediated low density lipoprotein oxidation have been monitored by infrared spectroscopy. During the lag phase no variation in structure is observed, indicating that copper binding to the protein does not significantly affect its structure. In the propagation phase, while hydroperoxides are formed but the protein is not modified, no changes in secondary structure are observed, but the thermal profile of the band corresponding to alpha-helix is displaced in frequency, indicating changes in tertiary structure associated with this conformation but not with beta-sheet components. When aldehyde formation starts, a decrease of approximately 3% in the area of bands corresponding to alpha-helix and beta-sheet is produced, concomitantly with an increase in beta-turns and unordered structure. The two bands corresponding to beta-turns vary as well under these conditions, indicating changes in these structures. Also at this stage the thermal profile shows variations in frequency for the bands corresponding to both alpha-helix and beta-sheet. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that as soon as the polyunsaturated fatty acids from the particle core are modified, this change is reflected at the surface, in the alpha-helical components contacting the monolayer.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Biofísica (Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU), Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo. 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chehin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rengel
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Milicua
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Goñi
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Arrondo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pifat
mesh_terms: D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; C099252:oxidized low density lipoprotein; D003300:Copper