出版社:American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
摘要:We investigated the role of caveolae in uptake and intracellular trafficking of long chain fatty acids (LCFA) in HepG2 human hepatoma cells. The uptake of [3H]oleic acid and [3H]stearic acid into HepG2 cells was measured by radioactive assays and internalization of the non-metabolizable fluorescent fatty acid 12-( N -methyl)- N -[(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino] (12-NBD) stearate into single HepG2 cells was semi-quantitatively assessed by laser scanning microscopy. The initial rate of [3H]oleic acid uptake (V0) in HepG2 cells exhibited saturable transport kinetics with increasing concentrations of free oleic acid (Vmax 854 ± 46 pmol mg protein−1 min−1, Km 100 ± 14 nmol/l). While inhibition of clathrin coated pits did not influence LCFA uptake in HepG2, inhibition of caveolae formation by filipin III, cyclodextrin, and caveolin-1 antisense oligonucleotides resulted in reduction of [3H]oleic acid uptake by 54%, 45%, and 23%, respectively. Furthermore, filipin III inhibited the uptake of [3H]stearic acid and its fluorescent derivative 12-NBD stearate by 44% and 50%, respectively. Transfection studies with α-caveolin-1/cyanofluorescent protein chimeras showed significant colocalization of caveolae and internalized 12-NBD stearate. In conclusion, these data suggest a significant role for caveolae mediated uptake and intracellular trafficking of LCFA in HepG2 cells.