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Temperature dependence of high-affinity CCK receptor binding and CCK internalization in rat pancreatic acini

Journal Article · · American Journal of Physiology; (USA)
OSTI ID:6749530
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  1. Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco (USA) Univ. of California, San Francisco (USA)
{sup 125}I-labeled cholecystokinin (CCK) binding and internalization were studied as a function of temperatures in isolated rat pancreatic acini. At 37{degree}C, acini readily bound and degraded {sup 125}I-CCK. When labeled hormone binding was inhibited by increasing amounts of unlabeled CCK, competition-inhibition curves were biphasic, consistent with both high- (K{sub d}, 18 pM) and low-affinity (K{sub d}, 13 nM) binding sites. At 4{degree}C, acini bound only one-third as much {sup 125}I-CCK and degradation was essentially abolished. At 4{degree}C, CCK competition curves were consistent with a single class of low-affinity binding sites (K{sub d}, 19 nM). Internalization of {sup 125}I-CCK was evaluated by three washing procedures utilizing acid, base, and trypsin. All were shown to remove membrane-bound {sup 125}I-CCK, and this finding was validated for trypsin by electron microscope autotradiography. When internalization of {sup 125}I-CCK was evaluated as a function of the medium concentration of CCK, both high- and low-affinity components were observed. These results suggest that high-affinity CCK binding and CCK internalization are separate temperature-sensitive processes. Moreover, internalization is not uniquely associated with high-affinity binding.
OSTI ID:
6749530
Journal Information:
American Journal of Physiology; (USA), Journal Name: American Journal of Physiology; (USA) Vol. 254:4; ISSN 0002-9513; ISSN AJPHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English