| Autor: |
Eshet, Rina, Peleg, Shulamit, Laron, Zvi |
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European Journal of Endocrinology; September 1984, Vol. 107 Issue: 1 p9-15, 7p |
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Abstract. The distribution of human growth hormone (hGH) receptor complexes on IM-9 cultured lymphocytes was studied using fluorescein and 125I-labelled hGH (F-hGH and [125I]hGH). The cells labelled with F-hGH were visualized with a sensitive video intensification microscopic system which permitted direct observation of the location of the fluorescent hormone on the surface of the living lymphocytes. At 4°C F-hGH bound diffusely to the cell surface and remained dispersed but following incubation for 30 min at 37°C the hormone receptor complexes aggregated into patches on the cell surface and formed a single cap on one pole of the cell. Progressive internalization into the cell was demonstrated at 37°C with [125I]hGH. It is hypothesized that the aggregation and internalization of the hGH receptor complexes are associated with the action and degradation of the hormone and probably also with the mechanism of down-regulation of the receptors. |
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