title: Erythropoietin receptor of a human leukemic cell line with erythroid characteristics.
abstract: A new cell line of human erythroleukemia cells differentiates spontaneously so that 30% of the cells are always hemoglobinized. Erythropoietin did not affect the percentage of such cells but stimulated the cell growth, indicating that the cells have functioning receptors. Binding of human recombinant radioiodinated erythropoietin to the receptors was specific. The bound ligand was internalized into cells at 37 degrees C but not at 15 degrees C. Scatchard analysis showed two classes of binding sites. Covalent binding of erythropoietin to its receptors yielded two products detected on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels electrophoresed under reducing conditions. Under non-reducing conditions, these species disappeared and larger products appeared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hitomi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichiba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imura
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007938:Leukemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D004915:Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D017467:Receptors, Erythropoietin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017467:Receptors, Erythropoietin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin