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Phosphatidylcholine fluidity and structure affect lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase activity.

J S Parks1, K W Huggins, A K Gebre

  • 1Department of Pathology, Section on Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.

Journal of Lipid Research
|April 1, 2000
PubMed
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Lipid fluidity and phosphatidylcholine structure significantly regulate lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) activity. Changes in double bond type and position in fatty acyl chains impact LCAT function, influencing high-density lipoprotein metabolism.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Lipid Metabolism
  • Enzymology

Background:

  • Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) plays a crucial role in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism.
  • The precise regulatory mechanisms governing LCAT activity, particularly the influence of lipid properties, remain incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that lipid fluidity directly regulates the activity of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT).
  • To elucidate the impact of phosphatidylcholine (PC) structure, specifically fatty acyl chain modifications, on LCAT enzymatic function.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized phosphatidylcholine (PC) species with varied sn-2 fatty acyl chain fluidity (cis/trans double bonds, position).
  • Reconstituted recombinant high-density lipoprotein (rHDL) particles with synthesized PC species, [3H]cholesterol, and apolipoprotein A-I.

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  • Assessed LCAT activity using rHDL substrates and measured rHDL fluidity via diphenylhexatriene fluorescence polarization.

    • Main Results:

    • LCAT activity decreased with trans versus cis double bonds and with double bonds closer to the methyl terminus in PC sn-2 fatty acyl chains.
    • Reduced rHDL fluidity correlated significantly with decreased LCAT activity for both 18- and 20-carbon sn-2 fatty acyl chains.
    • Even when rHDL fluidity was normalized using a PC ether matrix, PC structure still dictated LCAT reactivity, suggesting direct interaction within the enzyme's active site.

    Conclusions:

    • Phosphatidylcholine (PC) fluidity and specific structural features of its fatty acyl chains are critical regulators of LCAT activity.
    • LCAT activity is influenced by both the biophysical property of membrane fluidity and the precise molecular structure of the substrate within the enzyme's active site.