Lipophorin: lipid-transfer protein in insect blood
Journal Title: Journal of Analytical Bio-Science - Year 2012, Vol 35, Issue 2
Abstract
Lipophorin is one of the major lipoproteins in insect blood. It contributes to the transportation of several lipid classes. Its particle weight is about 600 k with two apolipoproteins, apoLp-Ⅰ and -Ⅱ (MW=250 k and 80 k, respectively). It transports diacylglycerol from the fat body to the flight muscle. When adipokinetic hormone stimulates its transport, the third apolipoprotein, apoLp-Ⅲ, attaches to the surface of the lipophorin particle for the loading of more diacylglycerol. A three-layered lipophorin model is proposed.
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Chihiro Katagiri
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