scholarly journals Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Activity Is Not Required for the Initiation of Apolipoprotein B-containing Lipoprotein Assembly in McA-RH7777 Cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 282 (39) ◽  
pp. 28597-28608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nassrin Dashti ◽  
Medha Manchekar ◽  
Yanwen Liu ◽  
Zhihuan Sun ◽  
Jere P. Segrest
2010 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 2253-2264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanwen Liu ◽  
Medha Manchekar ◽  
Zhihuan Sun ◽  
Paul E. Richardson ◽  
Nassrin Dashti

2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (4) ◽  
pp. G563-G571 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Levy ◽  
S. Stan ◽  
C. Garofalo ◽  
E. E. Delvin ◽  
E. G. Seidman ◽  
...  

To examine the multiple stages of lipoprotein packaging during development, we studied localization, ontogeny, and regulation of microsomal transfer protein (MTP), a crucial protein for lipid transport. With the use of immunofluorescence, MTP was identified in villus and crypt epithelial cells in different regions of human fetal intestine, including colon. Staining was detected as early as the 13th wk of gestation in all gut segments and was almost entirely confined to the columnar epithelial cells of the jejunum and colon. Unlike immunofluorescence, which provides qualitative but not quantitative information on MTP signal, enzymatic assays revealed a decreasing gradient from proximal small intestine to distal, as confirmed by immunoblot. Activity of MTP in small intestinal explants cultured for different incubation periods (0, 4, 8, and 24 h) peaked at 4 h but remained insensitive to different concentrations of oleic acid. Also, a trend toward increasing MTP activity was observed at 20–22 wk of gestation. Finally, in strong contrast to jejunal efficiency, colonic explants displayed impaired lipid production, apolipoprotein biogenesis, and lipoprotein assembly, in association with poor expression of MTP. These findings provide the first evidence that human fetal gut is able to express MTP and emphasize the distinct regional distribution, regulation by oleic acid, and ontogeny of MTP.


2007 ◽  
Vol 293 (3) ◽  
pp. G519-G524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis D. Black

The newborn mammal must efficiently absorb dietary fat, predominantly as triacylglycerol, and produce chylomicrons to deliver this lipid to peripheral tissues. The cellular mechanisms involved in enterocyte chylomicron assembly have recently been elucidated, and data on their regulation in the immature gut are beginning to emerge. This review focuses on key proteins involved in chylomicron assembly: apolipoprotein B-48, microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, and apolipoproten A-IV. Recent studies support a role for apolipoprotein A-IV in enhancing chylomicron secretion by promoting production of larger particles. These proteins are regulated in a manner to maximize the lipid absorptive capacity of the newborn intestine.


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