Amino acids 149 and 294 of human lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase affect fatty acyl specificity.

Journal of Lipid Research
Yue ZhaoJ S Parks

Abstract

We identified two regions of human LCAT (hLCAT) that when mutated separately to the corresponding rat sequence (E149A and Y292H/W294F) and transiently expressed in COS-1 cells increased phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity by 5.5- and 2.8-fold, respectively, and increased cholesteryl ester (CE) formation by 2.9- and 1.4-fold, respectively, relative to hLCAT using substrate particles containing 1-16:0,2-20:4-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (PAPC). In contrast, both activities with 1-16:0,2-18:1-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) substrate were similar among the three LCAT proteins. The triple mutant (E149A/Y292H/W294F) had increased PLA2 activity with PAPC similar to that observed with the E149A mutation alone; however, unlike E149A, the triple mutant demonstrated a 50% decrease in activity with POPC for both PLA2 activity and CE formation, suggesting an interaction between the two regions of LCAT. Additional mutagenesis studies demonstrated that W294F, but not Y292H, increased PLA2 activity by 3-fold with PAPC without affecting activity with POPC. The E149A/W294F double mutation mimicked the LCAT activity phenotype of the triple mutant (more activity with PAPC, less with POPC). In conclusion, separate mutation of two amino acids in hLC...Continue Reading

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