title: Multimeric structure of the tumor necrosis factor receptor of HeLa cells.
abstract: The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor of HeLa cells was solubilized in Triton X-100 and characterized by gel filtration, affinity labeling, and ligand blotting studies. Receptors solubilized with Triton X-100 eluted in gel filtration as a major peak of Mr = 330,000 and retained high affinity binding (KD = 0.25 nM). Affinity labeling of soluble receptor/125I-TNF complexes using the reversible, bifunctional bis[2-(succinimidooxycarbonyl-oxy)ethyl] sulfone resulted in the formation of cross-linked species of Mr = 310,000, 150,000-175,000, 95,000, and 75,000. The formation of these complexes was competitively inhibited by unlabeled TNF. Partial reversal of cross-linking in these complexes and their analysis by two-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) resolved 125I-TNF dimers cleaved from the 95,000 band and 125I-TNF monomer cleaved from the 75,000 band, providing evidence for a Mr approximately 60,000 subunit. In addition, the 95,000 and 75,000 bands were resolved as components of larger complexes (Mr = 150,000-175,000), which presumably contain two receptor subunits. The Mr 95,000 and 75,000 bands were also released from the Mr 310,000 complex by reduction with dithiothreitol, suggesting a role for disulfide bond stabilization. To investigate the association of the putative receptor subunits, Triton X-100 extracts from HeLa membranes were fractionated by SDS-PAGE without reduction and transferred electrophoretically to nylon membranes for TNF binding assays. Only two bands of Mr = 60,000 and 70,000 specifically bound TNF, and higher Mr binding activity was not observed. These results indicate that TNF receptors in HeLa cells are high molecular weight complexes containing Mr = 60,000 and 70,000 subunits each capable of binding TNF and that the complexes are primarily stabilized by non-covalent, hydrophobic interactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, Albany 12222.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baglioni
mesh_terms: D000345:Affinity Labels; D001710:Biotin; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009757:Nylons; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000032:analysis; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D012995:Solubility; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009757:Nylons; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D001710:Biotin