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标题：A simple method to disrupt and restore subunit interaction of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase 1
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作者：Bryan Neumann ; Catherine C.Y. Chang ; Ta-Yuan Chang 等
期刊名称：MethodsX
印刷版ISSN：2215-0161
电子版ISSN：2215-0161
出版年度：2019
卷号：6
页码：2242-2247
DOI：10.1016/j.mex.2019.09.021
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedAbstractAcyl-CoA:cholestereol acyltransferase 1 (ACAT1) is a two-fold dimer (homotetramer) and has two distinct dimerization domains. One domain is in an alpha-helical rich region near the cytoplasmic N-terminus. The other is proposed to be near the C-terminus where multiple transmembrane domains promote hydrophobic interactions between two ACAT1 subunits. The truncation of the ACAT1 N-terminal dimerization domain, Δ1-65, creates a dimer which is fully enzymatically active. It is currently not known how the C-terminal dimerization domain contributes to ACAT1 enzymatic activity. Here we describe a simple method that dissociates ACAT1 dimers through the addition of the non-ionic detergents Triton X-100 or octyl glucoside which disrupt the C-terminal dimerization domain. We also document the protocols for a method to exchange Triton X-100 with CHAPS to restore C-terminal dimerization of the ACAT1 protein, and an optimized liposomal assay to assess ACAT enzymatic activity.•This method can be applied to dissociate ACAT1 subunits by using Triton X-100 or octyl glucoside.•ACAT1 dimerization can be restored by exchanging Triton X-100 with CHAPS.•The liposomal ACAT activity assay conditions have been optimized.
关键词：ACAT1;SOAT1;Two-fold dimer;MBOAT;Quaternary structure;Liposomes;Transmembrane;Cholesterol;Enzyme activity;Detergent