title: Surface binding and clearance of calcitonin by avian osteoclasts.
abstract: Osteoclasts, isolated from chick tibias and maintained in culture for 4-6 days, were treated with biotinylated calcitonin followed by fluorescent avidin. In 2 min the entire cell surface fluoresced, by 7.5 min fluorescence was centrally clustered and by 10 min fluorescence had diminished to background levels. Specific binding was blocked by excess unlabeled calcitonin and not influenced by unrelated peptide. The results show that avian osteoclasts bind calcitonin specifically and that the bound calcitonin is rapidly cleared from the cell surface, which indicates involvement of receptor-mediated endocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Kief
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Gilman
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Gay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001360:Avidin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D001665:Binding Sites; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology; D005453:Fluorescence; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001360:Avidin; D002116:Calcitonin