The synthesis of apoproteins of very low density lipoproteins isolated from the Golgi apparatus of rat liver

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 617-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Christine Nestruck ◽  
David Rubinstein

The incorporation of [3H]leucine in vivo into very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) from the rat hepatic Golgi apparatus and serum was studied. A Golgi-rich fraction isolated on a discontinuous sucrose gradient between 0.5 and 1.1 M was found to contain VLDL having common antigenic determinants with serum VLDL. The incorporation of the [3H]leucine into the Golgi VLDL and serum VLDL suggested a precursor–product relationship. Analysis of the apoproteins of the Golgi VLDL by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed protein bands with similar mobility to those of serum VLDL, except that the former contained virtually no rapidly migrating peptides with the mobility of serum apo-C-II and apo-C-III. The pattern of incorporation of the [3H]leucine into the apoproteins was similar in VLDL from Golgi apparatus and serum, except for the absence of radioactivity in the area of the gel of Golgi apo-VLDL corresponding to apo-C-II and apo-C-III. The radioactive amino acid was incorporated predominantly into the Golgi apo-VLDL bands with similar mobility to apo-B and an apoprotein or group of apoproteins containing the arginine-rich peptide of serum VLDL. In vitro incubation of the Golgi VLDL with [3H]leucine-labeled HDL resulted in the acquisition of a number of proteins, including the rapidly migrating proteins. Administration of colchicine prior to the injection of [3H]leucine resulted in the appearance of gel bands and radioactivity in the apo-C-II and apo-C-III areas of Golgi apo-VLDL, suggesting that these can be acquired if secretion of VLDL is slowed or inhibited. The hepatic Golgi apparatus was then divided into fractions of predominantly forming face (GF3) or secretory granules (GF1). After polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the apo-VLDL from GF3, no visible bands or incorporation of [3H]leucine was found in the region of apo-C-II or apo-C-III. However VLDL from GF1 showed visible and radioactive bands in the apo-C-II and apo-C-III area although they represented a much smaller proportion of the total apoprotein than was found in the corresponding serum apo-VLDL. In the isolated perfused liver the percentage incorporation of [3H]leucine into the rapidly migrating apoproteins of Golgi VLDL was considerably less than that found in the corresponding apoproteins of perfusate VLDL, where circulating C lipoproteins are virtually absent.The data indicate that nascent VLDL begins to acquire the C-II and C-III apoproteins during its passage through the Golgi apparatus but that the main acquisition occurs during or after secretion into the space of Disse.

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Dolphin ◽  
David Rubinstein

The glycosylation of apo very low density lipoproteins (apo-VLDL) in vivo was studied by following the incorporation of [14C]glucosamine into several groups of apoproteins of VLDL isolated from hepatic Golgi fractions and from serum of sucrose-fed, colchicine-treated rats. Simultaneous incorporation of [3H]leucine was used to quantitate the apoproteins following separation by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Experimental conditions were selected so that the 14C:3H ratio in the apoproteins permitted estimations of the extent of glycosylation by glucosamine and its metabolites. A rapidly decreasing 14C:3H ratio was noted in serum apo-VLDL for the first 30 min after administration of the isotopically labelled precursors, followed by stabilization of the ratio. These data are consistent with the glycosylation of a preformed pool of apo-VLDL, probably apo-B. Glucosamine was progressively incorporated into apo-VLDL during transition from the forming face of the Golgi apparatus to the secretory vesicles, as indicated by an increasing 14C:3H ratio. On the other hand, the ratio of the rapidly migrating apoproteins of VLDL, corresponding to the apo-C-II and apo-C-III, showed the opposite trend, as did total apo high density lipoprotein (apo-HDL) and the rapidly migrating bands of apo-HDL. Division of the rapidly migrating apoproteins of VLDL into upper bands (probably apo-C-II and apo-C-III-0) and lower bands (probably apo-C-III-3) resulted in a 14C:3H ratio near zero in the upper band apoproteins, consistent with the absence of carbohydrates. The lower band showed a rising 14C:3H ratio during transition through the Golgi apparatus, suggesting increased glycosylation. The decreasing 14C:3H ratio in the rapidly migrating proteins is therefore due to the acquisition of apo-C-II and apo-C-III-0 by VLDL during passage from the forming face to the secretory vesicles of the Golgi apparatus.


1984 ◽  
Vol 222 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
J L Hong ◽  
J Pflug ◽  
D Reichl

Virtually all apoprotein B (apoB)-containing lipoproteins of the peripheral interstitial fluid of subjects with primary lymphoedema float in the ultracentrifugal field in the density interval 1.019-1.063 g/ml; in this respect they are similar to plasma low-density lipoproteins (LDL). 2. Virtually all apo-B-containing lipoproteins of interstitial fluid migrate in the electrophoretic field with pre-beta mobility; in this respect they are similar to plasma very-low-density lipoproteins. 3. The apoB of lipoproteins of interstitial fluid does not differ in terms of Mr from apoB-100 of human plasma [Kane, Hardman & Paulus (1980) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 77, 2465-2469] as determined by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. 4. Both apoB of interstitial fluid and plasma are heterogenous in terms of their charge as determined by isoelectric focusing of their complexes with the nonionic detergent Nonidet P40. ApoB of plasma LDL focuses between pH5.9 and 6.65, and that of interstitial fluid LDL between pH 5.9 and 6.1. Thus the overall charge of apoB of interstitial fluid is more negative than that of its plasma LDL counterpart.


1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 673-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Dolphin ◽  
Laurence Wong ◽  
David Rubinstein

The immunological characteristics of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) from normal and hypercholesterolemic rat sera were compared using polyspecific antisera to VLDL and high density lipoproteins (HDL) and monospecific antisera to apo-B, apo-C, apo-A-I, and apo-E. Ultracentrifugally isolated VLDL from normal serum were studied by immunodiffusion and found to contain both discrete and associated (with apo-B) apo-C and apo-E, probably in the form of lipid-containing lipoproteins. However, immunoelectrophoresis of whole serum revealed only an associated form of the lipoprotein having pre-β mobility (i.e., VLDL), suggesting that the presence of discrete lipoproteins in isolated VLDL, each containing a single apoprotein family, may represent ultracentrifugal artifacts. Ultracentrifugally isolated VLDL from diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rat serum contained only trace amounts of apo-C and large quantities of apo-E, both of which were totally associated with apo-B. VLDL isolated by ultracentrifugation from perfusate of normal and hypercholesterolemic livers contained only associated lipoprotein complexes made up of apo-B, apo-C, and apo-E in the former but only apo-B and apo-E in the latter. These data suggest that normal VLDL are secreted as lipoprotein complexes containing apo-B, apo-C, and apo-E which may become destabilized in the circulation. However, VLDL from hypercholesterolemic serum show a marked diminution in the quantity of apo-C as indicated by the relative incorporation of [3H]leucine in vivo and by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of apo-VLDL.


1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 808-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Ishibashi ◽  
N Yamada ◽  
H Shimano ◽  
F Takaku ◽  
Y Akanuma ◽  
...  

Abstract We studied the characteristics of very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs) composition in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. VLDLs were isolated from 28 diabetics and 33 nondiabetics with a wide range of plasma lipid concentrations, so we could compare VLDL composition between the two groups at similar lipid concentrations. The mean cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in plasma of diabetic subjects were 2170 (SD 570) and 2510 (SD 2230) mg/L, respectively, and 2230 (SD 560) and 2210 (SD 1830) mg/L in nondiabetics. Diabetic subjects showed positive correlations between plasma triglyceride concentrations and either preprandial blood glucose or glycated hemoglobin values (P less than 0.02 and less than 0.01, respectively). Concentrations of triglycerides, cholesterol, and apolipoproteins (apo) B, CII, CIII, and E in VLDL were not significantly different between diabetics and nondiabetics. At comparable triglyceride concentrations, the chemical compositions of the VLDL in the two groups were still very similar. Dividing the concentration of each component by the VLDL-apo B concentrations yielded similar contents of each component per unit of VLDL for the two groups. We conclude that the composition of VLDLs in diabetics is much the same as that in nondiabetics at comparable concentrations of triglycerides in plasma.


1977 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 1826-1833 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Muñiz

Abstract Results of densitometric analysis of lipoprotein peaks after electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gel and values obtained by the classical method of ultracentrifugation/precipitation correlate well. The correlation coefficients for high-density, low-density, and very-low-density lipoproteins are 0.85, 0.99, and 0.99, respectively. Thus the densitometric method for lipoprotein analysis appears to be suitable for routine clinical application.


1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (05) ◽  
pp. 0996-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abby R Saniabadi ◽  
Kazou Umemura ◽  
Makiko Shimoyama ◽  
Masakazu Adachi ◽  
Minoru Nakano ◽  
...  

SummaryRemnant like lipoprotein particles (RLP) of partially catabolised human plasma chylomicrons (CM) and very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) were separated from CM and VLDL using two monoclonal antibodies, anti apo B-100 (JI-H) and anti apo A-I (H-12) coupled to Sepharose 4B gel to form an immunoaffinity column. Lipoproteins containing apo B-100 or apo E, including VLDL and LDL adsorb to (JI-H)-gel, while CM and HDL with apo A-I adsorb to (H-12)-gel. The unbound fraction (RLP) is rich in apo B-48, apo E and apo E rich apo B-100 which has not been recognized by JI-H. The RLP fraction with a total triglyceride of 12.35 ± 6.22 mg/ml; total cholesterol, 0.32 ± 0.08 mg/ml and total protein, 0.72 ± 0.12 mg/ml (mean ± S.E.M, n = 9) was added to blood from healthy persons at 2.5-200 |xl/ml and agitated gently at 37° C for 40 s. Platelet aggregation was assessed by measuring the loss of single platelets. At 2.5-10 μl, RLP induced platelet aggegation increased with the dose of RLP, but decreased at 25-200 julL Scanning electron microscopy revealed that within 20 s of agitation in the presence of RLP, activated platelets had appeared on the red cell membrane and within 40 s of agitation, platelet aggregates had formed on the red cells. The platelet responses were unaffected by aspirin (10 or 20 μg/ml) but were inhibited by cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase type III inhibitor (0.4 to 1.6 μg/ml). It is likely that the platelet effect of RLP is a consequence of RLP dependent red cell-platelet interaction. This is the first report of platelet aggregation induced by RLP without an added platelet agonist.


2003 ◽  
Vol 285 (4) ◽  
pp. G735-G746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Xie ◽  
Fatiha Nassir ◽  
Jianyang Luo ◽  
Kimberly Buhman ◽  
Nicholas O. Davidson

Mammalian enterocytes express apolipoprotein (apo)B-48, which is produced after posttranscriptional RNA editing of the nuclear apoB-100 transcript by the catalytic deaminase apobec-1. Earlier studies in apobec-1–/– mice revealed an apoB-100-only lipoprotein profile but no gross defects in triglyceride absorption. However, subtle defects may have been obscured by the mixed genetic background. In addition, the intrinsic susceptibility to proteolytic degradation of intestinal apoB-100 and apoB-48 has been questioned. Accordingly, we examined triglyceride absorption, intestinal apoB expression, and lipoprotein secretion in apobec-1–/– mice backcrossed into a C57BL/6 background. Inbred apobec-1–/– mice absorb triglyceride normally, yet secrete triglyceride-rich lipoproteins more slowly than wild-type congenic controls. There was comparable induction of apoB synthesis in response to fat feeding in both genotypes, but apoB-100 was preferentially retained and more extensively degraded than apoB-48. By contrast, synthesis, secretion, and content of apo A-IV were indistinguishable in apobec-1–/– and wild-type mice with 100% recovery, suggesting no degradation of this apoprotein in either genotype. Newly secreted lipoproteins from isolated enterocytes of wild-type mice revealed apoB-48 in both high-density lipoproteins and very low-density lipoproteins. By contrast, apobec-1–/– mice secreted apoB-100-containing particles that were almost exclusively in the low and very low-density lipoproteins range with no apoB-100-containing high-density lipoproteins. These studies establish the existence of preferential degradation of intestinal apoB-100 and subtle defects in triglyceride secretion in apobec-1–/– mice, coupled with a shift to the production of larger particles, findings that suggest an important divergence in intestinal lipoprotein assembly pathways with the different isoforms of apoB.


1979 ◽  
Vol 178 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
B S Suri ◽  
M E Targ ◽  
D S Robinson

1. The work reported was designed to provide quantitative information about the capacity of the extrahepatic tissues of the rat to degrade injected VLD lipoproteins (very-low-density lipoproteins, d less than 1.006) to LD lipoproteins (low-density lipoproteins, d 1.006–1.063) and to study the fate of the different VLD-lipoprotein apoproteins during the degradative process. 2. Rat liver VLD lipoproteins, radioactively labelled in their protein moieties, were produced by the perfusion of the organ and were either injected into the circulation of the supradiaphragmatic rats or incubated in rat plasma at 37 degrees C. At a time (75 min) when approx. 90% of the triacylglycerol of the VLD lipoproteins had been hydrolysed the supradiaphragmatic rats were bled and VLD lipoproteins, LD lipoproteins and HD lipoproteins (high-density lipoproteins, d 1.063–1.21) were separated from their plasma and from the plasma incubated in vitro. The apoproteins of each of the lipoprotein classes were resolved by gel-filtration chromatography into three main fractions, designated peaks I, II and III. 3. Incubation of the liver VLD lipoproteins in plasma in vitro led to the transfer of about 30% of the total protein radioactivity to the HD lipoproteins. The transfer mainly involved the peak-II (arginine-rich and/or apo A-I) and peak-III (apo C) proteins. There was also a small transfer of radioactivity (about 5% of the total) to the LD lipoproteins. 4. Injection of the liver VLD lipoproteins into the circulation of the supradiaphragmatic rat resulted in the transfer of about 15% of the total VLD-lipoprotein radioactivity to the LD lipoproteins. The transfer involved mainly the peak-I (apo B) proteins and accounted for about 20% of the total apo B protein radioactivity of the injected VLD lipoproteins. When the endogenous plasma VLD lipoprotein was taken into account the transfer of apo B protein was about 35%. 5. The transfer of peak-II protein radioactivity from the VLD to the HD lipoproteins was greater in the plasma of the supradiaphragmatic rat than in the incubated plasma suggesting that there was a net transfer of peak-II apoproteins during the VLD lipoprotein degradation. The transfer of peak-III protein radioactivity was not greater in the plasma of the supradiaphragmatic rat, but there was a loss of this radioactivity from the circulation.


1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Wong ◽  
David Rubinstein

The levels of apolipoprotein-E (apo-E) in serum and isolated lipoproteins from diet-induced hypercholesterolemic, and to some extent, hypertriglycerdemic rats were measured by electroimmunoassay. The hypocholesterolemia was accompanied by a mild hypertriglyceridemia. The apo-E was increased by 60% in the hypercholesterolemic serum with a 5- and 50-fold increase in very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) and low density lipoproteins (LDL) respectively. However, the proportion of apo-E in nascent VLDL isolated from the hepatic Golgi apparatus of hypercholesterolemic rats was significantly decreased. In control serum, 40–50% of the apo-E is found in the density >1.21 g/ml fraction, although this is at least partially due to ultracentrifugation. The aproprotein is absent from the density >1.21 g/ml fraction from hypercholesterolemic serum, suggesting that it is bound more firmly to the lipoprotein complex. It is concluded that the large increases in apo-E in the VLDL and LDL density ranges of serum from hypercholesterolemic rats may in part be accounted for by the utilization of apo-E normally found at higher densities.


Lipids ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 879-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klara Valyi-Nagy ◽  
Carla Harris ◽  
Larry L. Swift

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