Lipoprotein lipase: structure, function and mechanism of action
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- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Research
- Vol. 24 (3) , 143-147
Abstract
Summary Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) plays a central role in the hydrolysis of circulating triglycerides present in chylomicrons, and very low density lipoproteins. The active form of the enzyme is a non-covalent homodimer which contains multiple functional domains required for normal hydrolytic activity including a catalytic domain, as well as sites involved in co-factor, heparin and lipid binding. Recent studies involving site-directed mutagenesis, the elucidation of the three dimensional crystallographic structure of different lipases, as well as analysis of the molecular defects that result in the expression of the familial chylomicronemia syndrome have provided new insights into the structure-function relationship of LPL. As a result, our understanding of structural domains involved in catalysis, heparin, lipid binding, and enzyme-cofactor interaction as well as the mechanism of action of LPL as an acylglycerol hydrolase has been greatly enhanced.Keywords
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