Protein-lipid interactions and enzyme requirements for light subtype generation on cycling reconstituted surfactant

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
R DhandN J Gross

Abstract

Surfactant convertase is required for conversion of heavy density (H) natural surfactant to light density (L) subtype during cycling in vitro, a technique that reproduces surfactant metabolism. To study mechanisms of H to L conversion, we prepared liposomes of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG), or the phospholipids (PL) in combination with either surfactant protein A (SP-A), surfactant protein B (SP-B), or both SP-A and SP-B. Phospholipids alone showed time-dependent conversion from heavy to light subtype on cycling in the absence of convertase, which was decreased by adding SP-B, but not SP-A, to phospholipids (p < 0.01 for PL+SP-B, or PL+SP-A+SP-B vs. PL, or PL+SP-A). The ultrastructure, surface activity, buoyant density, and L subtype generation on cycling PL+SP-A+SP-B with partially purified convertase or with phospholipase D were similar to those of natural TM. In conclusion, a reconstituted surfactant mimics the behavior of natural surfactant on cycling, and reveals that interaction of SP-B with phospholipids decreases L subtype generation. In addition, esterase/ phospholipase D activity is required for conversion of heavy to light subtype on cycling.

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