JBC, Vol. 250, Issue 18, 7300-7306, Sep, 1975
The interaction of apoA-I from human high density lipoprotein with lysolecithin
J. Gwynne, G. Palumbo, H. B. Brewer Jr and H. Edelhoch
The binding of apoA-I to lysolecithin has been studied by fluorescence and
circular dichroism. The influence of the conformation of apoA-I on its
interaction with lysolecithin has also been evaluated. ApoA-I is bound to
lysolecithin with an association greater than 10(7) whether apoA-I is
native or highly unfolded in 1.8 M guanidinium hydrochloride. The
association of apoA-I with lysolecithin results in an increase in secondary
structure. A 25-residue fragment of apoA-I binds to lysolecithin equally
strongly as the native molecule.