Convergent Signaling Pathways Controlled by LRP1 (Receptor-related Protein 1) Cytoplasmic and Extracellular Domains Limit Cellular Cholesterol Accumulation

• Published in: The Journal of biological chemistry 2016-03, Vol.291 (10), p.5116-5127
• Main Authors: El Asmar, Zeina, Terrand, Jérome, Jenty, Marion, Host, Lionel, Mlih, Mohamed, Zerr, Aurélie, Justiniano, Hélène, Matz, Rachel L., Boudier, Christian, Scholler, Estelle, Garnier, Jean-Marie, Bertaccini, Diego, Thiersé, Danièle, Schaeffer, Christine, Van Dorsselaer, Alain, Herz, Joachim, Bruban, Véronique, Boucher, Philippe
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: ABC transporter; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; atherosclerosis; ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1 - metabolism; Biochemistry, Molecular Biology; Cholesterol - metabolism; cholesterol regulation; HEK293 Cells; Humans; Life Sciences; Lipids; lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1); Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-1; Mice; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 - metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Receptors, LDL - chemistry; Receptors, LDL - genetics; Receptors, LDL - metabolism; Sterol Esterase - metabolism; Transforming Growth Factor beta - metabolism; transgenic mice; Tumor Suppressor Proteins - chemistry; Tumor Suppressor Proteins - genetics; Tumor Suppressor Proteins - metabolism; Wnt pathway; Wnt Proteins - metabolism; Wnt Signaling Pathway; Wnt-5a Protein
• ISSN: 0021-9258; 1083-351X
• DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M116.714485

The low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) is a ubiquitously expressed cell surface receptor that protects from intracellular cholesterol accumulation. However, the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Here we show that the extracellular (α) chain of LRP1 mediates TGFβ-induced enhancement of Wnt5a, which limits intracellular cholesterol accumulation by inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis and by promoting cholesterol export. Moreover, we demonstrate that the cytoplasmic (β) chain of LRP1 suffices to limit cholesterol accumulation in LRP1−/− cells. Through binding of Erk2 to the second of its carboxyl-terminal NPXY motifs, LRP1 β-chain positively regulates the expression of ATP binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) and of neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase (NCEH1). These results highlight the unexpected functions of LRP1 and the canonical Wnt5a pathway and new therapeutic potential in cholesterol-associated disorders including cardiovascular diseases.