The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the angiopoietin-like family of secreted factors. It is expressed predominantly in the liver, and has the characteristic structure of angiopoietins, consisting of a signal peptide, N-terminalcoiled-coil domain, and the C-terminalfibrinogen (FBN)-like domain. The FBN-like domain in angiopoietin-like 3 protein was shown to bind alpha-5/beta-3 integrins, and this binding induced endothelial cell adhesion and migration. This protein may also play a role in the regulation of angiogenesis.[1]
Angptl3 also acts as dual inhibitor of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and endothelial lipase (EL),[3] thereby increasing plasma triglyceride, LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol in mice and humans.[3]
ANGPTL3 inhibits endothelial lipase hydrolysis of HDL-phospholipid (PL), thereby increasing HDL-PL levels.[citation needed] Circulating PL-rich HDL particles have high cholesterol efflux abilities.[citation needed]
Angptl3 plays a major role in promoting uptake of circulating triglycerides into white adipose tissue in the fed state,[4] likely through activation by Angptl8, a feeding-induced hepatokine,[5][6] to inhibit postprandial LPL activity in cardiac and skeletal muscles,[7] as suggested by the ANGPTL3-4-8 model.[8]
Clinical significance
In human, ANGPTL3 is a determinant factor of HDL level and positively correlates with plasma HDL cholesterol.
In humans with genetic loss-of-function variants in one copy of ANGPTL3, the serum LDL-C levels are reduced. In those with loss-of-function variants in both copies of ANGPTL3, low LDL-C, low HDL-C, and low triglycerides are seen ("familial combined hypolipidemia").[9]
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↑Zhang R (Aug 2012). "Lipasin, a novel nutritionally-regulated liver-enriched factor that regulates serum triglyceride levels". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 424 (4): 786–92. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.07.038. PMID22809513.
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Moon HD, Nakajima K, Kamiyama K, Takanashi K, Sakurabayashi I, Nagamine T (December 2008). "Higher frequency of abnormal serum angiopoietin-like protein 3 than abnormal cholesteryl ester transfer protein in Japanese hyperalphalipoproteinemic subjects". Clin. Chim. Acta. 398 (1–2): 99–104. doi:10.1016/j.cca.2008.08.021. PMID18804459.
Kaplan R, Zhang T, Hernandez M, et al. (2003). "Regulation of the angiopoietin-like protein 3 gene by LXR". J. Lipid Res. 44 (1): 136–43. doi:10.1194/jlr.M200367-JLR200. PMID12518032.
Shimamura M, Matsuda M, Kobayashi S, et al. (2003). "Angiopoietin-like protein 3, a hepatic secretory factor, activates lipolysis in adipocytes". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 301 (2): 604–9. doi:10.1016/S0006-291X(02)03058-9. PMID12565906.
Zeng L, Dai J, Ying K, et al. (2003). "Identification of a novel human angiopoietin-like gene expressed mainly in heart". J. Hum. Genet. 48 (3): 159–62. doi:10.1007/s100380300025. PMID12624729.
Ono M, Shimizugawa T, Shimamura M, et al. (2004). "Protein region important for regulation of lipid metabolism in angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3): ANGPTL3 is cleaved and activated in vivo". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (43): 41804–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M302861200. PMID12909640.
