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Activation of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase by HDL ApoA-I central helices.
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PMID:  20582235     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is an enzyme that first hydrolyzes the sn-2 position of phospholipids, preferentially a diacylphosphocholine, and then transfers the fatty acid to cholesterol to yield a cholesteryl ester. HDL ApoA-I is the principal catalytic activator for LCAT. Activity of LCAT on nascent or lipid-poor HDL particles composed of phospholipid, cholesterol and ApoA-I allows the maturation of HDL particles into lipid-rich spherical particles that contain a core of cholesteryl ester surrounded by phospholipid and ApoA-I on the surface. This article reviews the recent progress in elucidating structural aspects of the interaction between LCAT and ApoA-I. In the last decade, there has been considerable progress in understanding the structure of ApoA-I and the central helices 5, 6, and 7 that are known to activate LCAT. However, much less information has been forthcoming describing the 3D structure and conformation of LCAT required to catalyze two separate reactions within a single monomeric peptide.
Authors:
Mary G Sorci-Thomas; Shaila Bhat; Michael J Thomas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical lipidology     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1758-4302     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101502551     Medline TA:  Clin Lipidol     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  113-124     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1016, USA, Tel.: +1 336 716 2147, , msthomas@wfubmc.edu.
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P01 HL049373-160009//NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL064163-08//NHLBI NIH HHS; P01 HL049373-160009//NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL064163-08//NHLBI NIH HHS

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