title: Rapid subcellular fractionation of the rat liver endocytic compartments involved in transcytosis of polymeric immunoglobulin A and endocytosis of asialofetuin.
abstract: The distributions of two endocytosed radiolabelled ligands (polymeric immunoglobulin A and asialofetuin) in rat liver endocytic compartments were investigated by using rapid subcellular fractionation of post-mitochondrial supernatants on vertical density gradients of Ficoll or Nycodenz. Two endocytic compartments were identified, both ligands being initially associated with a light endocytic-vesicle fraction on Ficoll gradients, asialofetuin then accumulating in denser endosomes before transfer to lysosomes for degradation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001212:Asialoglycoproteins; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D002500:Centrifugation, Isopycnic; D004705:Endocytosis; D060748:Fetuins; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001212:Asialoglycoproteins; D060748:Fetuins; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; C017029:asialofetuin; C034639:polymeric IgA