Abstract
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype determines Alzheimer's disease (AD) susceptibility, with the APOE ε4 allele being an established risk factor for late-onset AD. The ApoE lipidation status has been reported to impact amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide metabolism. The details of how lipidation affects ApoE behavior remain to be elucidated. In this study, we prepared lipid-free and lipid-bound ApoE particles, mimicking the high-density lipoprotein particles found in vivo, for all three isoforms (ApoE2, ApoE3, and ApoE4) and biophysically characterized them. We find that lipid-free ApoE in solution has the tendency to aggregate in vitro in an isoform-dependent manner under near-physiological conditions and that aggregation is impeded by lipidation of ApoE.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1144-1153 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | FEBS letters |
Volume | 593 |
Issue number | 11 |
Early online date | 6 May 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- UT-Hybrid-D
- Alzheimer's disease
- apolipoprotein E
- high-density lipoprotein
- isoform
- lipidation
- aggregation