title: Receptor-mediated endocytosis and degradative processing of growth hormone by rat adipocytes in primary culture.
abstract: At 37 degrees C, cultured rat adipocytes bound [125I]human GH ([125I]hGH) rapidly, with binding being detectable within 1 min of incubation. The bound [125I]hGH was then internalized (within 10 min) and accumulated in the cell interior until a steady state was reached (by 60 min). At this time, where the rates of GH internalization, processing, and release are equivalent, 55% of total cell-associated [125I]hGH was intracellular. Internalization of [125I]hGH by acutely isolated (noncultured) adipocytes was preceded by a 20-min lag phase indicative of a temporary postbinding defect. The lag phase was not seen with cultured adipocytes. After preloading of [125I]hGH into the cell interior, cultured cells rapidly released [125I]hGH (t1/2 = 20-30 min) into the extracellular medium as both intact (25%) and degraded (75%) GH. The release of intact vs. degraded GH was distinguishable on the basis of kinetics and temperature dependence. In order to determine when internalized [125I]hGH entered a catabolic compartment, cultured adipocytes were incubated with [125I]hGH and the composition of intracellular GH was determined as a function of time. All [125I]hGH internalized during the first 20 min was intact. Between 20 and 30 min some of the internalized [125I]hGH entered a catabolic compartment and degradation products began accumulating within the adipocytes. Release of degraded [125I]hGH from cultured adipocytes began at 60 min. The processing of GH through the complete degradative pathway (binding, internalization, degradation, release) required a period of 1 h at 37 degrees C.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004705:Endocytosis; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011986:Receptors, Somatotropin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D011986:Receptors, Somatotropin