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Effect of bilayer phospholipid composition and curvature on ligand transfer by the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein.

ABSTRACT: We report here our preliminary investigations on the mechanism of alpha-TTP-mediated ligand transfer as assessed using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assays. These assays monitor the movement of the model alpha-tocopherol fluorescent derivative ((R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-chroman-2-[9-(7-nitro-benzo[1,2,5]oxadiazol-4-yl amino)-nonyl]-chroman-6-ol; NBD-Toc) from protein to acceptor vesicles containing the fluorescence quencher TRITC-PE. We have found that alpha-TTP utilizes a collisional mechanism of ligand transfer requiring direct protein-membrane contact, that rates of ligand transfer are greater to more highly curved lipid vesicles, and that such rates are insensitive to the presence of anionic phospholipids in the acceptor membrane. These results point to hydrophobic features of alpha-TTP dominating the binding energy between protein and membrane.

SUBMITTER: Zhang WX

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9784539 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effect of bilayer phospholipid composition and curvature on ligand transfer by the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein.

Zhang Wen Xiao WX Frahm Grant G Morley Samantha S Manor Danny D Atkinson Jeffrey J

Lipids 20090521 7

We report here our preliminary investigations on the mechanism of alpha-TTP-mediated ligand transfer as assessed using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assays. These assays monitor the movement of the model alpha-tocopherol fluorescent derivative ((R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-chroman-2-[9-(7-nitro-benzo[1,2,5]oxadiazol-4-yl amino)-nonyl]-chroman-6-ol; NBD-Toc) from protein to acceptor vesicles containing the fluorescence quencher TRITC-PE. We have found that alpha-TTP utilizes a collisio ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundThe α-tocopherol transfer protein-null (Ttpa-/-) mouse model is a valuable tool for studying the molecular and functional consequences of vitamin E (α-tocopherol, αT) deficiency. Because αT has been associated with reduced oxidative stress and improved immune function, we hypothesized that depleted αT concentration would exacerbate LPS-induced acute inflammatory response in the brain and heart of Ttpa-/- mice fed a vitamin E deficient (VED) diet.ObjectivesThe objective was to investigate how extremely low αT status, followed by exposure to LPS, altered the acute inflammatory response to LPS in Ttpa-/- and wild-type (Ttpa+/+) mice.MethodsThree-week-old male Ttpa+/+ and Ttpa-/- littermates (n = 36/genotype) ingested a VED diet ad libitum for 4 wk. At week 7, mice received an intraperitoneal LPS (1 or 10 μg/mouse) or saline (control) injection and were killed 4 h postinjection. Brain and heart IL-6 protein concentrations and tissue and serum αT concentrations were measured via ELISA and HPLC with photodiode array detection, respectively. Hippocampal Il-6, Tnf, and Gpx1 gene expression were measured via reverse transcriptase-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and blood immune cell profiles were measured via a hematology analyzer.ResultsαT accumulation in analyzed tissues and serum of Ttpa-/- mice was substantially lower than Ttpa+/+ mice. Circulating white blood cell concentration, particularly lymphocytes, were lower in all LPS groups compared with controls (P < 0.01). The 10 μg LPS groups had elevated IL-6 in the cerebellum and heart compared with controls, confirming an acute inflammatory response (P < 0.01). Hippocampal and heart Il-6 gene expression in the LPS-treated Ttpa-/- mice was upregulated in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.05).ConclusionsThe 10 μg LPS dose enhanced inflammatory markers in the brain, heart, and serum in each genotype but the lower αT status in Ttpa-/- mice did not further impact the acute immune responses.

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Effect of bilayer phospholipid composition and curvature on ligand transfer by the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein.

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Effect of bilayer phospholipid composition and curvature on ligand transfer by the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein.

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