title: Kinetic identification of a two-state glucagon receptor system in isolated hepatocytes. Interconversion of homogeneous receptors.
abstract: A detailed kinetic study was performed to investigate the interaction of glucagon with receptors on freshly isolated hepatocytes. Competition binding assay results fit a mathematical expression for a single site noncooperative model of binding. Glucagon was shown to bind with first-order kinetics at six-hormone concentrations (0.02-0.50 nM) at 0 and 37 degrees C. The observed pseudo-first-order rate constants are directly proportional to the hormone concentration at 0 degree C, but display a downward deviation from linearity at 37 degrees C. Dissociation of glucagon exhibited biexponential character at 37 degrees C which was not seen at 0 degree C. The biphasic dissociation at 37 degrees C was resolved into rapid (t1/2 = 1.9 min) and slow (t1/2 = 27.7 min) components. The distribution of the total bound hormone between the rapidly and slowly dissociating complexes was not dependent upon the extent of receptor occupancy. The absolute quantity of rapidly dissociating hormone-receptor complexes was constant at all times examined; however, the fraction of slowly dissociating hormone-receptor complexes was found to increase with increasing incubation time. The results indicate that a homogeneous population of hepatic receptors undergoes a time-dependent, temperature-dependent conversion from one state to another in a two-stage sequential manner.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Horwitz
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Hoosein
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gurd
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D018027:Receptors, Glucagon; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018027:Receptors, Glucagon; D005934:Glucagon