title: Binding and intracellular degradation of atrial natriuretic factor by cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Binding studies were performed on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) from the rat aorta, using 125I-atrial natriuretic factor (Ser99-Tyr126) (ANF (Ser99-Tyr126] as the ligand. Kinetic studies at 37 degrees C indicated a rapid onset of binding with a maximum total binding of 25% being reached by 60 min. Crosslinking experiments demonstrated that ANF bound to a 120 kDa and a 60 kDa protein with the former dissociating into the 60 kDa species in presence of beta-mercaptoethanol. Of the total radioactivity bound, 15% represented internalized material. Analysis of the medium after different incubation periods revealed a 42% degradation of 125I-ANF by 120 min. At 4 degrees C, no internalization of 125I-ANF was observed. However, surface binding occurred, albeit at a much slower rate, and not reaching a maximum even at the end of 3 h. No degraded material was detected in the extracellular medium even after a 2-h incubation. Chloroquine (100 microM) and monensin (10 microM) significantly increased the cell-associated radioactivity, causing a 2- to 3-fold elevation of internalized material and a 1.5- to 2-fold rise in the surface-bound ligand. Both lysosomotropic agents also inhibited ANF degradation by 70-80%. Kinetic of the intracellular labeled material was analyzed: within 5-10 min it reaches a maximum level and it decreases rapidly. In presence of monensin the intracellular signal was amplified and the decay was minimized. The intracellular material was found to be mostly bound to a 60 kDa protein. These studies suggest an intracellular degradation of ANF, probably in the lysosomal compartment, following receptor-mediated endocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thibault
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cantin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008985:Monensin / Q000494:pharmacology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D002738:Chloroquine; D008985:Monensin