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JBC, Vol. 252, Issue 4, 1208-1216, Feb, 1977

Role of apolipoprotein A-I in the structure of human serum high density lipoproteins. Reconstitution studies

M. C. Ritter and A. M. Scanus

For a better definition of the role of human serum apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) in high density lipoprotein structure, a systematic investigation was carried out on factors influencing the in vitro association of this apoprotein with lipids obtained from the parent high density lipoprotein (HDL); these lipids include phospholipids, free cholesterol, cholesteryl esters, and triglycerides. Following equilibration, mixtures of apo A-I and lipids in varying stoichiometric amounts were fractionated by sequential flotation, CsCl density gradient ultracentrifugation, or gel-permeation chromatography, and the isolated complexes were characterized by physicochemical means. As defined by operational criteria (flotation at density 1,063 to 1.21 g/ml), only two types of HDL complexes were reassembled; one, reconstituted HDLS, small with a radius of 31 A, and the other, reconstituted HDLL, large with a radius of 39 A. The two types incorporated all of the lipid constituents of native HDL and contained 2 and 3 mol of apo A-I, respectively. A maximal yield of reconstituted HDL (R-HDL) was observed at an initial protein concentration of 0.1 muM, where apo A-I is predominantly monomeric. At increasing protein concentrations, the amount of apo A-I recovered in R-HDL was found to be proportional to the initial concentration of monomer and dimer in solution. The composition and yield of the complexes were independent of ionic strength and pH within the ranges studied. Both simple incubation and cosonication of apo A-I with HDL phospholipids produced complexes of identical composition, although the yeild of complexes was higher with co-sonication. When the comparison of the same methods was extended to mixtures of apo A-I and whole HDL lipids, the results confirmed previous observations that co-sonication is essential for the incorporation of the neutral lipid into the R-HDL complexes. The results indicate that (a) in vitro complexation of apo A-I with lipids is under kinetic control; (b) apo A-I can generate a lipid-protein complex with properties similar to those of the parent lipoprotein; (c) the process requires well defined experimental conditions and, most importantly, the presence in solution of monomers and dimers of apo A-I; (d) the number of apo A-I molecules incorporated into R-HDL determines the size and structure of the reassembled particle. All of these observations strongly support the essential role of apo A-I in the structure of human HDL.
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