RRC ID 42895
著者 Matsunaga S, Xie Q, Kumano M, Niimi S, Sekizawa K, Sakakibara Y, Komba S, Machida S.
タイトル Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor (LOX-1) functions as an oligomer and oligomerization is dependent on receptor density.
ジャーナル Exp Cell Res
Abstract Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LOX-1) exists as a homodimer formed by an intermolecular disulfide bond. Although the dimer is the minimum structural unit of LOX-1 on cell membranes, LOX-1 can form larger noncovalent oligomeric complexes. But, the functional unit of LOX-1 is not known. We quantitatively analyzed the correlation between cyan fluorescent protein-tagged LOX-1 expression and the fluorescence-labeled ligand (DiD-AcLDL) binding ability on each cell. The results clearly indicate that there is a threshold level of expression that enables LOX-1 to bind ligand. Above this threshold level, the ability of LOX-1 to bind ligand was proportional to its level of expression. Using the membrane impermeable crosslinker BS(3), we detected oligomers (primarily hexamers) only on the cell lines that stably expressed LOX-1 above the threshold level. In contrast, little oligomer or ligand binding was detected in cell lines expressing LOX-1 below the threshold level. Moreover, oligomerization was independent of ligand binding. These results indicate that the functional unit of LOX-1 is an oligomer and that oligomerization of LOX-1 is dependent on the receptor density on the plasma membrane.
巻・号 313(6)
ページ 1203-14
公開日 2007-4-1
DOI 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.01.007
PII S0014-4827(07)00021-3
PMID 17306253
MeSH Animals CHO Cells Cell Membrane / metabolism* Cricetinae Cricetulus Ligands Protein Binding Scavenger Receptors, Class E / metabolism* Scavenger Receptors, Class E / physiology* Transfection
IF 3.383
引用数 28
WOS 分野 ONCOLOGY CELL BIOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 CHO