Title
Apolipoprotein CI deficiency markedly augments plasma lipoprotein changes mediated by human cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) in CETP transgenic/apoCI-knocked out mice
Author
Gaubius Instituut TNO
Gautier, T.
Masson, D.
Jong, M.C.
Duverneuil, L.
Guern, N.L.
Deckert, V.
de Barros, J.P.P.
Dumont, L.
Bataille, A.
Zak, Z.
Jiang, X.C.
Tall, A.R.
Havekes, L.M.
Lagrost, L.
Publication year
2002
Abstract
Transgenic mice expressing human cholesteryl ester transfer protein (HuCETPTg mice) were crossed with apolipoprotein CI-knocked out (apoCI-KO) mice. Although total cholesterol levels tended to be reduced as the result of CETP expression in HuCETPTg heterozygotes compared with C57BL6 control mice (-13%, not significant), a more pronounced decrease (-28%, p < 0.05) was observed when human CETP was expressed in an apoCI-deficient background (HuCETPTg/apoCI-KO mice). Gel permeation chromatography analysis revealed a significant, 6.1-fold rise (p < 0.05) in the cholesteryl ester content of very low density lipoproteins in HuCETPTg/apoCI-KO mice compared with control mice, whereas the 2.7-fold increase in HuCETPTg mice did not reach the significance level in these experiments. Approximately 50% decreases in the cholesteryl ester content and cholesteryl ester to triglyceride ratio of high density lipoproteins (HDL) were observed in HuCETPTg/apoCI-KO mice compared with controls (p < 0.05 in both cases), with intermediate -20% changes in HuCETPTg mice. The cholesteryl ester depletion of HDL was accompanied with a significant reduction in their mean apparent diameter (8.68 ± 0.04 nm in HuCETPTg/apoCI-KO mice versus 8.83 ± 0.02 nm in control mice; p < 0.05), again with intermediate values in HuCETPTg mice (8.77 ± 0.04 nm). In vitro purified apoCI was able to inhibit cholesteryl ester exchange when added to either total plasma or reconstituted HDL-free mixtures, and coincidently, the specific activity of CETP was significantly increased in the apoCI-deficient state (173 ± 75 pmol/ug/h in HuCETPTg/apoCI-KO mice versus 72 ± 19 pmol/ug/h in HuCETPTg, p < 0.05). Finally, HDL from apoCI-KO mice were shown to interact more readily with purified CETP than control HDL that differ only by their apoCI content. Overall, the present observations provide direct support for a potent specific inhibition of CETP by plasma apoCI in vivo. Chemicals/CAS: Apolipoprotein C-I; Apolipoproteins C; Carrier Proteins; CETP protein, human; Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins; Glycoproteins; Lipoproteins
Subject
Cholesterol
Chromatographic analysis
Esters
Proteins
Apolipoproteins
Biochemistry
High density lipoprotein
Very low density lipoprotein
Animal experiment
Concentration response
Controlled study
Gel permeation chromatography
Knockout mouse
Lipoprotein blood level
Mouse
Nonhuman
Protein deficiency
Protein expression
Transgenic mouse
Animals
Apolipoprotein C-I
Apolipoproteins C
Carrier Proteins
Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins
Glycoproteins
Humans
Kinetics
Lipoproteins
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Mice, Transgenic
Animalia
Mus musculus
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m203151200
TNO identifier
236662
ISSN
0021-9258
Source
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277 (277), 31354-31363
Document type
article