A. Lookene et al., Contribution of the carboxy-terminal domain of lipoprotein lipase to interaction with heparin and lipoproteins, BIOC BIOP R, 271(1), 2000, pp. 15-21
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
The C-terminal domain of Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is involved in several im
portant interactions. To assess its contribution to the binding ability of
full-length LPL we have determined kinetic constants using biosensor techni
que. The affinity of the C-terminal domain for heparin was about 500-fold l
ower than that of full-length LPL (K-d = 1.3 mu M compared to 3.1 nM). Repl
acement of Lys403, Arg405 and Lys407 by Ala abolished the heparin affinity,
whereas replacement of Arg420 and Lys422 had little effect. The C-terminal
domain increased binding of chylomicrons and VLDL to immobilized heparin r
elatively well, but was less than 10% efficient in binding of LDL compared
to full-length LPL, Deletion of residues 390-393 (WSDW) did not change the
affinity to heparin and only slightly decreased the affinity to lipoprotein
s. We conclude that the C-terminal folding domain contributes only moderate
ly to the heparin affinity of full-length LPL, whereas the domain appears i
mportant for tethering triglyceride-rich lipoproteins to heparin-bound LPL.
(C) 2000 Academic Press.