The role of apolipophorin III in in vivo lipoprotein interconversions in adult Manduca sexta

• Published in: The Journal of biological chemistry Vol. 262; no. 9; pp. 4172 - 4176
• Main Authors: Wells, M.A., Ryan, R.O., Kawooya, J.K., Law, J.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD Elsevier Inc 25.03.1987; American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Subjects: Analytical, structural and metabolic biochemistry; Animals; Apolipoproteins - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Carrier Proteins - metabolism; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry, Physical; Chromatography, Gel; Diglycerides - metabolism; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hemolymph - metabolism; Kinetics; Lepidoptera - metabolism; Lipoproteins - metabolism; Lipoproteins, myelin; Male; Manduca sexta; Molecular Weight; Moths - metabolism; Phospholipids - metabolism; Proteins; Sphingidae; Ultracentrifugation; Human; Interconversion; Insecta; Lipids; Lipoprotein; Sphingidae; Metabolism; Arthropoda; Animal; Lepidoptera; Manduca sexta; Adult; Invertebrata; Carrier protein

Sustained flight in the moth, Manduca sexta, necessitates lipid mobilization and transport to flight muscle, a process mediated by the adipokinetic hormone. An adult specific high density lipophorin (lipoprotein, HDLp-A, Mr = 7.68 × 10(5)) accepts diacylglycerol from the fat body, increasing in size...