The expression of lipase from Pseudomonas sp. strain KWI-56 (recently reclassified as Burkholderia cepacia) had been found to be dependent on an activator gene (act) downstream of its structural gene (lip). In this work, the mature lipase was synthesized in an enzymatically active form with a cell-free Escherichia coli S30 coupled transcription-translation system by expressing a recombinant lip...

Endothelial lipase (EL) is a member of a subfamily of lipases that act on triglycerides and phospholipids in plasma lipoproteins, which also includes lipoprotein lipase and hepatic lipase. EL has a tropism for high density lipoprotein, and its level of phospholipase activity is similar to its level of triglyceride lipase activity. Inhibition or loss-of-function of EL in mice results in an incre...

Hepatic steatosis frequently complicates total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Some of the mechanisms responsible were examined in rats receiving calories as dextrose (CHO-TPN) or dextrose plus lipid emulsion (Lipid-TPN). Hepatic triglyceride content increased approximately threefold after CHO-TPN and twofold after Lipid-TPN (P less than 0.02). Hepatic triglyceride fatty acid composition reflected ...

Four common polymorphisms in the promoter of the hepatic lipase gene (LIPC) that are in almost complete linkage disequilibrium have been described in different ethnic groups. The T and A alleles at positions -514 and -250, respectively, were observed to be associated with decreased hepatic lipase (HL) activity and increased triglyceride content of HDL and LDL particles. We investigated whether ...

KK/Snk mice (previously KK/San) possessing a recessive mutation (hypl) of the angiopoietin-like 3 (Angptl3) gene homozygously exhibit a marked reduction of VLDL due to the decreased Angptl3 expression. Recently, we proposed that Angptl3 is a new class of lipid metabolism modulator regulating VLDL triglyceride (TG) levels through the inhibition of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity. In this study...

Plasma total cysteine (tCys) is strongly and independently associated with obesity in large human cohorts, but whether the association is causal is unknown. Dietary cyst(e)ine increases weight gain in some rodent models. We investigated the body composition, metabolic rate and metabolic phenotype of mature C3H/HeH mice assigned to low-cystine (LC) or high-cystine (HC) diets for 12 weeks. Compar...