Binding and processing of (125)I-ACTH by isolated rat splenic lymphocytes |
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Authors: | Clarke B L |
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Institution: | School of Medicine, University of Minnesota at Duluth, 10 University Drive, Duluth, Minnesota 55812, USA. bclarke@d.umn.edu |
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Abstract: | The effect of incubation temperature and ligand competition was tested for (125)I-ACTH binding to isolated rat lymphocytes. AlphaMSH but not Agouti-like peptide was an effective competitive inhibitor for cell surface binding at 4 degrees C. Cells incubated with (125)I-ACTH at 37 degrees C rapidly associated ligand for 10 min and then gradually lost the radioactivity with time. Cells incubated with (125)I-ACTH at 4 degrees C accumulated ligand to only about half the maximal amount when compared to cells incubated at 37 degrees C for 10 min. Temperatures below 20 degrees C and toxins that block lysosomal degradation blocked the loss of cell-associated radioactivity. These results suggest the lymphocyte ACTH receptor is the Melanocortin 5 receptor and the receptor is internalized by endocytosis to deliver ligand to the lysosome. |
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