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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
32
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
Discoidal high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles are known to be fractionalized into several discrete populations in plasma and to differ in behavior according to size; however, their structural differences and the factors regulating their size are less understood. In this study, we prepared several reconstituted HDLs (rHDLs) for structural evaluation by gel filtration chromatography and fluorometric analyses. With initial ratios of phospholipid (PL) to apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) between 25:1 and 100:1, unsaturated PLs constructed rHDLs with diameters of 9.5-9.6, 8.8-9.0, and 7.8-7.9 nm. Conversely, saturated PLs formed only the largest type of rHDLs (9.5-9.9 nm). While the largest rHDL comprised 23% cholesterol (Chol), the smallest rHDL contained only 13% Chol, which approximates liquid-ordered phase composition. As the size of rHDLs decreased, both the lateral pressure in the lipid bilayer, as determined from the excimer fluorescence of dipyrenylphosphatidylcholine, and the degree of hydration of the membrane surface, which was examined using the mean fluorescence lifetime of dansyl phosphatidylethanolamine, decreased well below the values obtained for large unilamellar vesicles. These results demonstrated that smaller rHDLs form a saddle surface, distinct from the planar bilayer produced by the largest forms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1520-4995
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7756-63
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Smaller discoidal high-density lipoprotein particles form saddle surfaces, but not planar bilayers.
pubmed:affiliation
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't