| Abstract: | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) was found to stimulate the incorporation of 14C] N-acetyl-D-glucosamine in rat ovary in vitro. Subcellular fractionation of the ovarian tissue revealed that the plasma membranes were stimulated maximally to the extent of 200 to 300% by the hormone indicating the stimulation of the synthesis of plasma membrane glycoproteins. In addition, and appreciable amount of the radioactivity was incorporated in the cell surface LH/hCG receptor. The evidence in support of the labeling of the receptor was derived from the behavior of the detergent solubilized receptor on Sepharose 6B column and on hCG-Sepharose affinity adsorbent. The labeled receptor thus purified showed binding affinity for 125I] hCG. Thus, the hormone stimulates the synthesis of cell surface glycoproteins as well as the LH/hCG receptor. |
