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JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH
卷 52, 期 10, 页码 1787-1794出版社
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DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M018093
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proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9; endosomes; recycling; sorting; low density lipoprotein
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) binds to the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) at the cell surface and disrupts the normal recycling of the LDLR. In this study, we investigated the role of the C-terminal domain for the activity of PCSK9. Experiments in which conserved residues and histidines on the surface of the C-terminal domain were mutated indicated that no specific residues of the C-terminal domain, apart from those responsible for maintaining the overall structure, are required for the activity of PCSK9. Rather, the net charge of the C-terminal domain is important. The more positively charged the C-terminal domain, the higher the activity toward the LDLR. Moreover, replacement of the C-terminal domain with an unrelated protein of comparable size led to significant activity of the chimeric protein. We conclude that the role of the evolutionary, poorly conserved C-terminal domain for the activity of PCSK9 reflects its overall positive charge and size and not the presence of specific residues involved in protein-protein interactions.-Holla, O. L., J. Cameron, K. Tveten, T. B. Strom, K. E. Berge, J. K. Laerdahl, and T. P. Leren. Role of the C-terminal domain of PCSK9 in degradation of the LDL receptors. J. Lipid Res. 2011. 52: 1787-1794.
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