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Some mobile structures located near tunnel openings can facilitate the lipid transfer. <ref name="rasmol" /> | Some mobile structures located near tunnel openings can facilitate the lipid transfer. <ref name="rasmol" /> | ||
The amphiphathic <scene name='Sandbox_215/Helix_x/1'>helix X</scene> which belongs to the C-terminal domain is flexible thanks to her | The amphiphathic <scene name='Sandbox_215/Helix_x/1'>helix X</scene> which belongs to the C-terminal domain is flexible thanks to her | ||
<scene name='Sandbox_215/Gly462-phe463-pro464/1'>Gly462-Phe463-Pro464</scene> groupment. The hydrophobic face of helix X interacts with phosphatidylcholine 1 located at the N-terminal in order to form an apolar path allowing the access of neutral lipids to the tunnel. Mutations on the hydrophobic face of helix X reduce transfer activities whereas mutations on the polar side do not have any effects on transfer activities. These results prove that helix X plays an important role in transferring neutral lipid between lipoproteins. | <scene name='Sandbox_215/Gly462-phe463-pro464/1'>Gly462-Phe463-Pro464</scene> groupment. The hydrophobic face of helix X interacts with phosphatidylcholine 1 located at the N-terminal in order to form an apolar path allowing the access of neutral lipids to the tunnel. Mutations on the hydrophobic face of helix X reduce transfer activities whereas mutations on the polar side do not have any effects on transfer activities. These results prove that helix X plays an important role in transferring neutral lipid between lipoproteins. | ||