Measurement of apolipoprotein B in various cell lines: Correlation between intracellular levels and rates of secretion

Ahmed Bakillah, Zhangyin Zhou, Jayraz Luchoomun, M. Mahmood Hussain*

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Abstract

We have standardized simple but sensitive enzyme-linked immunoassays to understand a relationship between intracellular levels and secretion rates of apoB. The assays were based on commercially available antibodies and were specific to human apoB. A monoclonal antibody, 1D1, was immobilized on microtiter wells and incubated with different amounts of low density lipoproteins to obtain a standard curve. Conditioned media were added to other wells in parallel, and the amount of apoB was quantitated from a linear regression curve. To standardize conditions for the measurement of intracellular apoB, cells were homogenized and solubilized with different concentrations of taurocholate. We found that 0.5% taurocholate was sufficient to solubilize all the apoB in HepG2, Caco-2, and McA-RH7777 cells. Next, a standard curve was prepared in the presence of taurocholate and used to determine intracellular levels of apoB in different cell lines. The intracellular levels (pmol/mg cell protein) and the rates of secretion (pmol/mg/h) of apoB100 were positively correlated (r2= 0.81, P = 0.0009) in HepG2 cells. Furthermore, a positive correlation (r2= 0.88, P < 0.0001) was found between intracellular and secreted apoB42 in stably transfected McA- RH7777 cells. In contrast, no correlation was observed for human apoB28 and apoB18 in stably transfected cells that were secreted either partially associated or completely unassociated with lipoproteins. These studies indicated that the rate of secretion of lipid-associated apoB, but not the lipid-free apoB, was tightly controlled.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1113-1118
Number of pages6
JournalLipids
Volume32
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1997
Externally publishedYes

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