PMID- 24970589 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151117 LR - 20211021 IS - 1573-2592 (Electronic) IS - 0271-9142 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 6 DP - 2014 Aug TI - Recombinant domain V of beta2-glycoprotein I inhibits the formation of atherogenic oxLDL/beta2-glycoprotein I complexes. PG - 669-76 LID - 10.1007/s10875-014-0063-y [doi] AB - beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2-GPI) is a plasma protein that interacts with oxidized low-density lipoproteins (oxLDL) via beta2-GPI domain V to form oxLDL/beta2-GPI complexes, potential autoantigens promoting atherogenesis in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Such a interaction would expose beta2-GPI domain I or/and IV, structures recognized by anti-beta2-GPI autoantibodies. IgG immune complexes with oxLDL/beta2-GPI complexes can interact with macrophages via Fcgamma receptor, causing oxLDL/beta2-GPI endocytosis and foam cell formation, contributing to atherosclerosis. Here, we use recombinant domain V to study the interaction between oxLDL and beta2-GPI and hypothesized that domain V would interfere with this interaction thereby reducing oxLDL macrophage uptake and foam cell formation. The beta2-GPI domain V sequence was expressed by using the Pichia pastoris expression system to obtain recombinant domain V of beta2-GPI (P.rbeta2-GPI DV). ELISA tests demonstrated that P.rbeta2-GPI DV interacted with oxLDL via 7-ketocholesteryl-9-carboxynonanoate (oxLig-1), a negatively charged lipid moiety of oxLDL. The omega-carboxyl residue of oxLig-1 is required for the interaction. Serologic tests showed a significant increase in oxLDL and oxLDL/beta2-GPI levels in patients with APS (p < 0.05 compared to controls). P.rbeta2-GPI DV was able to bind oxLDL in high affinity and competitively inhibited native beta2-GPI (nbeta2-GPI) binding to free oxLDL as well as to oxLDL from the oxLDL/beta2-GPI complexes. These observations suggest that P.rbeta2-GPI DV may be used to inhibit the formation of the oxLDL/beta2-GPI complexes, a potential approach for reducing foam cell development and mitigating atherogenesis in patients with APS. The present work provides a new effective strategy to prevent the progression of atherothrombotic vascular complications in APS patients. FAU - Li, Jingda AU - Li J AD - Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research, College of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University, 10-Xuefu Avenue, Dalian Economical and Technological Development Zone, Dalian, Liaoning, 116622, China. FAU - Chi, Yan AU - Chi Y FAU - Liu, Shuqian AU - Liu S FAU - Wang, Le AU - Wang L FAU - Wang, Renjun AU - Wang R FAU - Han, Xiaofei AU - Han X FAU - Matsuura, Eiji AU - Matsuura E FAU - Liu, Qingping AU - Liu Q LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140627 PL - Netherlands TA - J Clin Immunol JT - Journal of clinical immunology JID - 8102137 RN - 0 (7-ketocholesteryl-9-carboxynonanoate) RN - 0 (Antigen-Antibody Complex) RN - 0 (Autoantibodies) RN - 0 (Autoantigens) RN - 0 (Cholesterol Esters) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins, LDL) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (beta 2-Glycoprotein I) RN - 0 (oxidized low density lipoprotein) SB - IM MH - Antigen-Antibody Complex/immunology/*metabolism MH - Antiphospholipid Syndrome/complications/*drug therapy MH - Atherosclerosis MH - Autoantibodies/immunology/metabolism MH - Autoantigens/immunology/*metabolism MH - Cholesterol Esters/metabolism MH - Endocytosis MH - Foam Cells/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Lipoproteins, LDL/*metabolism MH - Plaque, Atherosclerotic/etiology/*prevention & control MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Structure, Tertiary/genetics MH - Recombinant Proteins/genetics MH - beta 2-Glycoprotein I/genetics/*metabolism EDAT- 2014/06/28 06:00 MHDA- 2015/11/18 06:00 CRDT- 2014/06/28 06:00 PHST- 2013/04/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/05/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/06/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/11/18 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s10875-014-0063-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clin Immunol. 2014 Aug;34(6):669-76. doi: 10.1007/s10875-014-0063-y. Epub 2014 Jun 27.