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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 260: E544-E552, 1991;
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AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 260, Issue 4 E544-E552, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Binding and degradation of NH2-terminal parathyroid hormone by opossum kidney cells

R. C. Brown, A. C. Silver and J. S. Woodhead
Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

The binding and cellular processing of NH2-terminal parathyroid (PTH) hormone by confluent monolayers of opossum kidney (OK) cells was characterized using radiolabeled PTH peptide analogues. Time- and temperature-dependent specific binding of 125I-labeled (Nle-8,18, Tyr-34)-NH2-bovine(b)PTH-(1-34) was accompanied by the appearance of degraded radiolabel in the cell medium. Degrading activity was observed to be a specific consequence of binding by PTH receptors. Degrading activity was inhibited by monensin, chloroquine, and NH4+ but not by chymotrypsin inhibitors. Acid washing demonstrated that greater than 80% of total cell-associated specific binding at equilibrium was located in a rapidly internalized (acid-resistant) pool. Monensin pretreatment led to increased acid-resistant binding, presumably through inhibition of turnover of internalized receptor ligand and indicated that the degradation of radiolabel was probably associated with processing of the receptor-ligand complex. Release of intact radiolabel from the acid-resistant pool indicated that some of the internalized peptide was recycled out of the cell in an undegraded form (retroendocytosis). Acid-resistant binding and degradation of 125I-(Nle-8,18, Tyr-34)-NH2-bPTH-(3-34) was minimal, indicating that this ligand was not internalized. It is concluded that the binding and internalization of PTH-(1-34) fragment by confluent OK cells is a specific receptor-mediated process. Cellular processing of PTH-(1-34) conforms to established models of internalization by receptor-mediated endocytosis.


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