Accumulation of epidermal growth factor within cells does not depend on receptor recycling |
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Authors: | A. Christie King Robert A. Willis Pedro Cuatrecasas |
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Affiliation: | Department of Molecular Biology, Wellcome Research Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709 USA |
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Abstract: | Quiescent cells seemingly have a constant number of surface epidermal growth factor receptors. However, exposure of cells to agents which interfere with normal protein turnover suggests that these receptors are internalized and degraded with an apparent half-life of ~6 hours. We show that the time course of maximal accumulation of ligand-receptor complexes is not altered under conditions where degradation of the ligand is inhibited, indicating that no degradation occurs during its first hour of exposure to cells. We also conclusively demonstrate that epidermal growth factor receptors are not recycled during the initial uptake of the ligand, and that a component of pinocytosis of this growth factor is dependent on protein synthesis. |
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