ISSN:
1420-9071
Schlagwort(e):
Insulin
;
imprinting
;
Tetrahymena
;
phagocytosis
;
insulin receptor
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
,
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract Receptor-mediated endocytosis byTetrahvmena pyriformis was studied using tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate-labeled concanavalin A (TRITC-Con A) with fluorescence and confocal microscopy. In the presence of insulin, or 24 h after insulin pretreatment (hormonal imprinting), the binding and uptake of TRITC-Con A increased when compared to controls, owing to the binding of TRITC-Con A to sugar oligomers of insulin recptors. Mannose inhibited the binding of Con A, thus demonstrating the specificity of binding. Histamine, a phagocytosis-promoting factor in mammals andTetrahymena, and galactose, did not influence the uptake of TRITC-Con A.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01923987