The binding activity of the macrophage lipoprotein(a)/apolipoprotein(a) receptor is induced by cholesterol via a post-translational mechanism and recognizes distinct kringle domains on apolipoprotein(a).

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
G A KeeslerI Tabas

Abstract

Elevated plasma levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) can be a risk factor for atherosclerosis, and the interaction of Lp(a) with cholesterol-loaded macrophages (foam cells) in atheromata may be important in Lp(a)-induced atherogenesis. We have previously shown that when cultured macrophages are loaded with cholesterol, they acquire the ability to internalize and lysosomally degrade Lp(a) via interaction between a novel cell-surface receptor activity and the apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a)) moiety of Lp(a). Herein we explore the cell-surface binding of recombinant apo(a) (r-apo(a)) by foam cells. Whereas the induction of degradation of r-apo(a) by cholesterol loading of macrophages depended on new protein synthesis, the induction of binding of r-apo(a) did not. Furthermore, J774 macrophages bound r-apo(a) in a cholesterol-regulatable and specific manner but degraded r-apo(a) poorly. Thus, the binding and internalization/degradation functions of the receptor activity are distinct. To explore which domains on r-apo(a) interact with the foam cell receptor, we conducted a series of competitive and direct binding and degradation experiments using 12 r-apo(a) constructs that differed in their content of specific kringle subtypes. These data, as...Continue Reading

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