GPIHBP1 and Plasma Triglyceride Metabolism

Loren G Fong, Stephen G Young, Anne P Beigneux, André Bensadoun, Monika Oberer, Haibo Jiang, Michael Ploug

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    Abstract

    GPIHBP1, a GPI-anchored protein in capillary endothelial cells, is crucial for the lipolytic processing of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs). GPIHBP1 shuttles lipoprotein lipase (LPL) to its site of action in the capillary lumen and is essential for the margination of TRLs along capillaries - such that lipolytic processing can proceed. GPIHBP1 also reduces the unfolding of the LPL catalytic domain, thereby stabilizing LPL catalytic activity. Many different GPIHBP1 mutations have been identified in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (chylomicronemia), the majority of which interfere with folding of the protein and abolish its capacity to bind and transport LPL. The discovery of GPIHBP1 has substantially revised our understanding of intravascular triglyceride metabolism but has also raised many new questions for future research.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalTrends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
    Volume27
    Issue number7
    Pages (from-to)455-69
    Number of pages15
    ISSN1043-2760
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2016

    Keywords

    • Journal Article
    • Review

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