title: Characterization of adrenocorticotropin receptors that appear when 3T3-L1 cells differentiate into adipocytes.
abstract: The binding of an 125I-labeled analog of ACTH, [125I]Tyr23,Phe2,Nle4-ACTH-(1-38), to differentiated 3T3-L1 fat cells was characterized. Time-dependent binding, which was inhibited by saturating concentrations of unlabeled ACTH (0.44 microM), could be demonstrated in the differentiated cells. Using 0.4 nM [125I]ACTH analog and increasing concentrations of ACTH, the half-maximal concentration for inhibition by ACTH was 4.3 nM. Scatchard analysis demonstrated a single class of ACTH binding. There were approximately 3500 binding sites/cell. The binding of [125I]ACTH analog was specific in that it could be displaced by ACTH, ACTH-(1-19), ACTH-(1-17), and N-acetyl-Ser1-ACTH, but not by high concentrations of insulin, beta-endorphin, or polylysine. There was an excellent correlation between the ability of ACTH and its analogs to inhibit [125I]ACTH analog binding and the ability of ACTH and its analogs to stimulate cAMP production. In contrast, no saturable binding could be demonstrated when undifferentiated 3T3-L1 fibroblasts, which are not responsive to ACTH, were studied. Thus, differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells into the adipocyte form is accompanied by the appearance of receptors for ACTH. These receptors allow the adipocytes to respond to ACTH.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grunfeld
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hagman
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sabin
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D018043:Receptors, Corticotropin
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018043:Receptors, Corticotropin; C030701:ACTH (1-38), Phe(2)-Nle(4)-; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D000242:Cyclic AMP