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. 1991 Nov 1;279(Pt 3):769–773. doi: 10.1042/bj2790769

Apoprotein-independent binding of chylomicron remnants to rat liver membranes.

J Borensztajn 1, T J Kotlar 1, S Y Chang 1
PMCID: PMC1151512  PMID: 1953670

Abstract

Rat lymph chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants were treated with trypsin or Pronase. The ability of the resulting apoprotein-free lipoproteins to be taken up by the isolated perfused rat liver, and to bind to isolated rat liver membranes, was examined. Compared with control lipoproteins, the apoprotein-free chylomicrons and remnants retained unaltered their capacity to be differentiated by the intact liver and by the isolated membranes. Further, control remnants and apoprotein-free remnants competed for binding to the isolated membranes. We conclude that apoproteins are not required for the hepatic differentiation between chylomicrons and remnants, and suggest that the lipoprotein phospholipids may play a direct role in this process.

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