Exchange of phosphatidylcholine between small unilamellar liposomes and human plasma high-density lipoprotein involves exclusively the phospholipid in the outer monolayer of the liposomal membrane |
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Authors: | Gerrit Scherphof Babs Van Leeuwen Jan Wilschut Jan Damen |
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Affiliation: | Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, State University, Bloemsingel 10, 9712 KZ Groningen The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | By making use of the capacity of phospholipase A2 to degrade selectively the phospholipid in the outer half of the lipid bilayer of small unilamellar phospholipid/cholesterol vesicles without affecting the retention of a vesicle-encapsulated solute, we demonstrated that the exchange of phosphatidylcholine between such vesicles and human high density lipoprotein involves exclusively the phosphatidylcholine present in the outer monolayer of the vesicle membrane. |
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Keywords: | Lipoprotein HDL Liposome Phospholipase Membrane asymmetry Phospholipid exchange HDL high-density lipoproteins |
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