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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of metabolic inhibitors, 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) and NaF, on insulin binding and degradation has been studied in cultured Buffalo rat liver (BRL) cells. In control studies, 1.8 fmol of 125I-insulin binds to 1.2 x 10(6) cells, possessing approximately 40,000 receptor sites per cell with binding affinity of 5.52 x 10(-8) M. When the cells were preincubated with increasing concentrations of either DNP or NaF, a dose- and time-dependent decrease in both insulin binding and degradation was observed. The total amount of 125I-insulin bound to BRL cells preincubated with metabolic inhibitors was reduced to 1.2 fmol per 1.2 x 10(6) cells. The point of 1/2 B max was achieved in the presence of 50 ng/ml of native insulin, 1.7 times that of the control level. The number of receptor sites was unaffected by either DNP or NaF, but an average affinity profile revealed a decrease in the affinity of the ATP-depleted cells for insulin (KD: 7.31 x 10(-8) M and 7.06 x 10(-8) M in DNP- and NaF-treated cells, respectively). The decrease in insulin binding and degradation following the exposure of the BRL cells to the metabolic inhibitors was associated with a 20% reduction in intracellular ATP and adenylate energy charge. DNP and NaF did not affect the equilibrium constant for the myokinase catalyzed reaction and the intracellular concentration of hypoxanthine was stable, confirming the integrity of the cells during the experiments. It is suggested that ATP levels must remain intact to maintain normal insulin receptor affinity. Furthermore, the rate of insulin degradation by ATP-depleted cells is slower than that of intact cells. It is conceivable that the depression of insulin degradation by partially ATP-depleted cells results from either diminished binding or decreased endocytosis and lysosomal activity, all of which appear to be energy dependent.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0012-1797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Decreased insulin binding and degradation associated with depressed intracellular ATP content.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.