title: Evidence for a subtype of insulin-like growth factor I receptor in brain.
abstract: We examined the structure of receptors for insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), insulin, and epidermal growth factor (EGF) in human brain and human placenta using affinity cross-linking procedures and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In human brain, proteins specifically cross-linked to 125I-IGF-I, 125I-insulin, and 125I-EGF had apparent molecular weights of 120,000, 115,000 and 170,000, respectively. In human placenta, proteins cross-linked to 125I-IGF-I and 125I-insulin were 10 kDa larger than the corresponding subunits in brain. The receptor labeled by 125I-EGF in placenta was indistinguishable from the EGF receptor in brain. The size discrepancy of IGF-I receptors in brain and placenta was no longer apparent after removing the carbohydrate moieties of the proteins with endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase F (EndoF). Furthermore, the brain IGF-I receptor was not cleaved by neuraminidase, whereas, the placental IGF-I receptor had increased mobility on SDS gels following neuraminidase treatment. The results indicate that receptors for IGF-I and insulin in human brain are structurally distinct from the corresponding receptors in human placenta, the structural heterogeneity of the receptors involves differences in N-linked glycosylation, particularly the terminal processing steps, and EGF receptors are present in human brain and human placenta but are structurally similar in these tissues. We conclude that there is a selective modification in the glycosylation of receptors for IGF-I and insulin in brain.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D011972:Receptor, Insulin