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The open lid mediates pancreatic lipase function.

Y Yang1, M E Lowe

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

Journal of Lipid Research
|January 11, 2000
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The lid

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Enzymology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Pancreatic triglyceride lipase (PTL) and pancreatic lipase related protein 2 (PLRP2) are homologous lipolytic enzymes.
  • Despite structural similarity, they exhibit distinct substrate specificities, bile salt sensitivities, and colipase dependencies.
  • A key structural feature, the lid, differs in position between active and inactive forms of PTL.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of the lid in PTL and PLRP2 function using mutagenesis.
  • To elucidate how lid conformation influences lipase activity, substrate specificity, and cofactor dependence.

Main Methods:

  • Site-specific mutagenesis to create chimeric lipases by exchanging lids between PTL and PLRP2.
  • Creation of multiple substitution mutations within the PTL lid, focusing on residues Arg257 and Asp258.

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  • Kinetic analysis of wild-type and mutant lipases, including chimeric constructs.

    • Main Results:

    • PLRP2 with the PTL lid retained PLRP2-like kinetic properties.
    • PTL with the PLRP2 lid showed significantly impaired activity, losing function at micellar bile salt concentrations.
    • Mutations at Arg257 and Asp258 in PTL disrupted activity, triglyceride specificity, and colipase interaction.
    • Interfacial activation was preserved in chimeras, indicating maintenance of a closed lid conformation.

    Conclusions:

    • The lid's position, particularly its open conformation, is crucial for differentiating PTL and PLRP2 activity.
    • Residues Arg257 and Asp258 are critical for PTL's open lid conformation and associated functional characteristics.
    • Lid dynamics significantly contribute to the distinct biochemical properties of PTL and PLRP2.