期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES
卷 1863, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183508
关键词
Cholesterol; Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1; Ezetimibe; Xenopus laevis oocytes; Mixed micelle; Emulsion
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [16K00842, 20K07153]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20K07153, 16K00842] Funding Source: KAKEN
NPC1L1 is known to be involved in the intestinal absorption of cholesterol. An oocyte expression system has been found to be useful for evaluating the characteristics of NPC1L1-mediated cholesterol transport, providing insights into the detailed molecular mechanism of transport.
Niemann-Pick C1 Like 1 (NPC1L1) is known to be involved in the intestinal absorption of cholesterol. For evaluating the function of NPC1L1, cell lines such as Caco-2, Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) II, and McA-RH7777 have been used in previous studies, but the detailed molecular mechanism of transport has not been elucidated. In this study, the characteristics of cholesterol transport via NPC1L1 were investigated using a Xenopus laevis oocyte expression system in addition to a conventional cell line with stable expression. The transport activity of cholesterol uptake was increased in NPC1L1-overexpressed MDCK cells compared with that in mock cells, but MDCK cells expressed endogenous NPC1L1 and had high cholesterol transport activity. On the other hand, cRNA-injected oocytes expressed NPC1L1 after culturing for 5-6 days. The transport activity of cholesterol uptake was increased in NPC1L1 cRNA-injected oocytes compared with that in water-injected oocytes. In addition, the uptake of cholesterol was decreased in the presence of ezetimibe, an NPC1L1 inhibitor, in cRNA-injected oocytes but not in control oocytes, indicating that endogenous NPC1L1 is not expressed in oocytes. Furthermore, cholesterol uptake was substantially decreased in NPC1L1 L216A cRNA-injected oocytes compared with that in NPC1L1 cRNA-injected oo-cytes, indicating that leucine at position 216 of NPC1L1 is important for cholesterol transport and that an oocyte expression system is useful for mutant analysis. These results indicate that the oocyte expression system is useful for evaluating the characteristics of NPC1L1-mediated cholesterol transport and may contribute to the elucidation of the detailed molecular mechanism of cholesterol transport via NPC1L1.
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