title: Insulin dissociation from its receptors on human fat cells. Evaluation of the negative cooperativity model.
abstract: Insulin dissociation from its receptors on isolated human fat cells was investigated using mono-125I-[Tyr A 14]-insulin. Fat cells were equilibrated with 0.05 pmol/ml of the radioligand and then transferred to a radioactive free buffer. The rate of dilution-induced dissociation of bound labelled insulin was enhanced in the presence of native insulin (1.7 nmol/ml), both at 24 degrees C and 37 degrees C and in both omental and subcutaneous adipocytes. The dissociation of radioactive insulin was more rapid when fat cells were equilibrated with 0.15 than with 0.05 pmol/ml of radioactive insulin, both in the presence or absence of an excess of native insulin. Thus, the presence of site-site interactions of the negative cooperativity type among insulin receptors of human fat cells is demonstrated.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D011972:Receptor, Insulin