ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2016
Insights into the Tunnel Mechanism of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein through All-atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations.
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- Optimized Negative-Staining Protocol for Lipid-Protein Interactions Investigated by Electron Microscopy.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2019Article
- Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid nanodiscs.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes · 2018Article
- Assessing the mechanisms of cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitors.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids · 2017Article
- Tubular lipid binding proteins (TULIPs) growing everywhere.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research · 2017Review
- How cholesteryl ester transfer protein can also be a potential triglyceride transporter.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Structural Plasticity of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Assists the Lipid Transfer Activity.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2016Article
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Abstract
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) mediates cholesteryl ester (CE) transfer from the atheroprotective high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol to the atherogenic low density lipoprotein cholesterol. In the past decade, this property has driven the development of CETP inhibitors, which have been evaluated in large scale clinical trials for treating cardiovascular diseases. Despite the pharmacological interest, little is known about the fundamental mechanism of CETP in CE transfer. Recent electron microscopy (EM) experiments have suggested a tunnel mechanism, and molecular dynamics simulations have shown that the flexible N-terminal distal end of CETP penetrates into the HDL surface and takes up a CE molecule through an open pore. However, it is not known whether a CE molecule can completely transfer through an entire CETP molecule. Here, we used all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to evaluate this possibility. The results showed that a hydrophobic tunnel inside CETP is sufficient to allow a CE molecule to completely transfer through the entire CETP within a predicted transfer time and at a rate comparable with those obtained through physiological measurements. Analyses of the detailed interactions revealed several residues that might be critical for CETP function, which may provide important clues for the effective development of CETP inhibitors and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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