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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
===History===
===History===
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Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) enzyme was identified more than 60 years ago. Dr. Edward Korn isolated and named LPL in 1950 when he was able to extract the enzyme from a rat heart. Despite biochemists and physiologists intensely studying this enzyme, it wasn’t until recently that LPL’s detailed structure was determined due to LPL’s hydrolase domain susceptibility to unfolding. LMF1 and GPIHBP1 were discovered to be required for proper folding and enzymatic activity of LPL. LMF1 is a chaperone protein that is responsible for proper folding and secretion of LPL. Through the use of X-ray Crystallography it was also discovered that LPL is a monomer rather than the previously believed homodimer.
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LPL, lipoprotein lipase, is an enzyme that affects the breakdown of triglycerides which are carried from various organs to the blood by molecules called lipoproteins. LPL is found on the surface of cells lining the capillaries within muscles and fatty tissue.
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LPL was identified more than 60 years ago and studied by biochemists and physiologists intensely since. it wasn’t until recently that LPL’s detailed structure was determined due to LPL’s hydrolase domain susceptibility to unfolding. LMF1 and GPIHBP1, glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored high density lipoprotein–binding protein 1 ,were discovered to be required for proper folding and enzymatic activity of LPL. LMF1, lipase maturation factor 1, is a chaperone protein that is responsible for proper folding and secretion of LPL. Through the use of X-ray Crystallography it was also discovered that LPL is a monomer rather than the previously believed homodimer.
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===Function===
===Function===
LPL is located within the interstitial space independently and remains stranded there if not acted upon by GPIHBP1. GPIHBP1 then captures LPL in the interstitial spaces and shuttles it across endothelial cells into the capillary lumen. Once in the capillaries, the LPL-GPIHBP1 complex catalyzes the breakdown of triglycerides in the blood. In doing so, it prevents high levels of triglycerides in the plasma to provide nutrients for vital tissues.
LPL is located within the interstitial space independently and remains stranded there if not acted upon by GPIHBP1. GPIHBP1 then captures LPL in the interstitial spaces and shuttles it across endothelial cells into the capillary lumen. Once in the capillaries, the LPL-GPIHBP1 complex catalyzes the breakdown of triglycerides in the blood. In doing so, it prevents high levels of triglycerides in the plasma to provide nutrients for vital tissues.
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=====Calcium Ion Coordination=====
=====Calcium Ion Coordination=====
=====Active Site=====
=====Active Site=====
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The <scene name='87/878236/Active_site_possibly_done/2'>active site</scene> of LPL is composed of multiple pieces. The <scene name='87/878236/Active_site_hphob_res_w_ligand/1'>hydrophobic tunnel</scene>, including residues: W82, V84, W113, Y121, Y158, L160, A185, P187, F212, I221, F239, V260, V264 and K 265, outline the general structure of the active site and provides considerable stability of the active site. The <scene name='87/878236/Active_site_lid_region_done/1'>lid region</scene> is also an important component of the active site, spanding from residues 243-266, that is vital for the recognition of substrates. The oxyanion hole, which is a small portion of the hydrophobic tunnel consisting of residues L160, and W82, aids in the overall stability of the active site and the transition state of substrates catalyzed by the catalytic triad (residues H268, S159, and D183).
<scene name='87/877603/Catalytic_triad/1'>Catalytic Triad</scene>
<scene name='87/877603/Catalytic_triad/1'>Catalytic Triad</scene>
======Mechanism======
======Mechanism======

Revision as of 16:51, 6 April 2021

Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) complexed with GPIHBP1

Lipoprotein Lipase - 6E7K

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References

  1. Birrane G, Beigneux AP, Dwyer B, Strack-Logue B, Kristensen KK, Francone OL, Fong LG, Mertens HDT, Pan CQ, Ploug M, Young SG, Meiyappan M. Structure of the lipoprotein lipase-GPIHBP1 complex that mediates plasma triglyceride hydrolysis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Dec 17. pii: 1817984116. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1817984116. PMID:30559189 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1817984116


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