title: Characterization and regulation of alpha-interferon receptor expression in interferon-sensitive and -resistant human lymphoblastoid cells.
abstract: Interferon-sensitive (IFN-S) and IFN-resistant (IFN-R) Daudi lymphoblastoid cells were studied for IFN-alpha receptor expression and regulation by steady state and kinetic procedures, utilizing a homogeneous 125I-IFN-alpha 2 probe. Heterogeneity in the binding of this probe to IFN-S cells was determined to result from negatively cooperative interactions between an initially homogeneous class of IFN receptor. No such heterogeneity was noted in the IFN-R cells, indicating an apparent difference in the interaction of IFN-alpha 2 with these cells. The apparent dissociation constants (Kd) for IFN-S cell receptors were calculated to be 1 X 10(-10) M and 1 X 10(-8) M, for the high and low affinity sites, respectively. The Kd for sites on the IFN-R cells was estimated to be 4 X 10(-9) M. IFN-R and IFN-S cells expressed 2.4 X 10(4) and 3.5 X 10(4) binding sites per cell, respectively, representing an increase of at least 6-fold over previous reports of IFN-S Daudi IFN receptor density. Both IFN-S and IFN-R cells were capable of down-regulating expression of the IFN-alpha receptor in response to low concentrations of IFN-alpha 2. Furthermore, both cell lines were shown to be capable of internalizing specifically bound 125I-IFN-alpha 2 to an equivalent degree. Accordingly, we propose that the relative insensitivity of the Daudi IFN-R phenotype involves the loss of a high affinity interaction between cellular receptors and IFN-alpha 2, in addition to the reduced level of expressed low affinity binding sites.
mesh_terms: D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D010641:Phenotype; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D017471:Receptors, Interferon; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017471:Receptors, Interferon; D013936:Thymidine