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ArticleFEBS open bio2014

Biophysical analysis of the interaction of the serum protein human β2GPI with bacterial lipopolysaccharide.

Anna Gries, Ruth Prassl, Satoshi Fukuoka, Manfred Rössle, Yani Kaconis, Lena Heinbockel, Thomas Gutsmann, Klaus Brandenburg

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Article in FEBS open bio, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Anna GriesInstitute of Physiology, Medical University of Graz, Harrachgasse 21/V, 8010 Graz, Austria.
Ruth PrasslInstitute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Schmiedlstr. 6, 8042 Graz, Austria.
Satoshi FukuokaNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology AIST, Takamatsu, Japan.
Manfred RössleEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory, c/o DESY, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany.
Yani KaconisForschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Parkallee 10, D-23845 Borstel, Germany.
Lena HeinbockelForschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Parkallee 10, D-23845 Borstel, Germany.
Thomas GutsmannForschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Parkallee 10, D-23845 Borstel, Germany.
Klaus BrandenburgForschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Parkallee 10, D-23845 Borstel, Germany.
Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center · DEMedical University of Graz · ATEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory · DENational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are several human serum proteins for which no clear role is yet known. Among these is the abundant serum protein beta2-glycoprotein-I (β2GPI), which is known to bind to negatively charged phospholipids as well as to bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS), and was therefore proposed to play a role in the immune response. To understand the details of these interactions, a biophysical analysis of the binding of β2GPI to LPS and phosphatidylserine (PS) was performed. The data indicate only a moderate tendency of the protein (1) to influence the LPS-induced cytokine production in vitro, (2) to react exothermally with LPS in a non-saturable way, and (3) to change its local microenvironment upon LPS association. Additionally, we found that the protein binds more strongly to phosphatidylserine (PS) than to LPS. Furthermore, β2GPI converts the LPS bilayer aggregates into a stronger multilamellar form, and reduces the fluidity of the hydrocarbon moiety of LPS due to a rigidification of the acyl chains. From these data it can be concluded that β2GPI plays a role as an immune-modulating agent, but there is much less evidence for a role in immune defense against bacterial toxins such as LPS.

Indexed as

Cytokine productionFRET, fluorescence resonance energy transfer spectroscopyFTIR, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopyHDL, high-density lipoproteinsHuman glycoprotein β2GPIImmune modulationITC, isothermal titration calorimetryLAL, Limulus amebocyte lysateLAL testLBP, lipopolysaccharide-binding proteinLDL, low-density lipoproteinsLipopolysaccharideLPS, lipopolysaccharidesMNC, mononuclear cellsPC, phosphatidylcholinePS, phosphatidylserineSAXS, small-angle X-ray scatteringβ2GPI, beta2-glycoprotein-I

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PMID24918058
PMCPMC4050186
OpenAlexW1964762798

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