TY - JOUR
T1 - The galactose-specific recognition system of mammalian liver
T2 - The route of ligand internalization in rat hepatocytes
AU - Wall, Doris A.
AU - Wilson, G.
AU - Hubbard, Ann L.
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Acknowledgments We would like to thank Mr. H. Stukenbrok for expert assistance with all phases of electron microscopy, Ms. Anne Ma for her technical assistance, Ms. R. Jackson for collaboration in preparing the manuscript, Dr. V. Herzog for valuable advice on the cytochemical detection of peroxidase. Dr. B. Blitzer for use of the vibratome. and Ms. P. Stenard-Ossorio for her photographic work. This work was supported by an NIH grant to A.L.H. and a postdoctoral fellowship to D.A.W.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - We have used two electron microscopic tracers, asialoorosomucoid covalently coupled to horseradish peroxidase (ASOR-HRP) and lactosaminated ferritin (Lac-Fer), to investigate the internalization of proteins bound by the asialoprotein receptor of rat hepatocytes. Both ligands are cleared rapidly from the circulation of rats, are retarded in their clearance by an excess of ASOR and accumulate principally in the liver. Morphological examination of the livers of rats after injection of the probes confirmed that the hepatocyte is the principal liver cell involved in the clearance of galactose-terminating proteins. Internalization occurred via coated pits and coated vesicles of 1000 Å diameter. At 30 sec to 2 min the tracers began to accumulate in a complex arrangement of larger smooth-surfaced vesicles and tubular structures at the sinusoidal periphery of the cell. Fluid phase pinocytosis did not appear to account for any of the uptake into larger vesicles. The particulate tracer, Lac-Fer, was closely apposed to the membrane of coated pits and vesicles, but was found scattered throughout the lumen of the larger vesicles, possibly indicating dissociation of the ligand from its receptor. Although occasional lysosomes were detected cytochemically in the cell periphery, vesicles containing Lac-Fer showed no demonstrable aryl sulfatase activity. At 5 min, the tracers began to appear in Golgilysosome regions of the hepatocyte and were present in small vesicles of <2000 Å in diameter, larger irregular vesicles and tubules. Serial sectioning indicated that tubular structures in Golgi-lysosome regions were often interconnected to the larger vesicles, but that tubules in the peripheral cytoplasm were only occasionally connected to larger structures. Some of the Lac-Fer-containing vesicles in Golgi-lysosome areas at 15 min after injection were found to contain aryl sulfatase reaction product, indicating fusion with lysosomes.
AB - We have used two electron microscopic tracers, asialoorosomucoid covalently coupled to horseradish peroxidase (ASOR-HRP) and lactosaminated ferritin (Lac-Fer), to investigate the internalization of proteins bound by the asialoprotein receptor of rat hepatocytes. Both ligands are cleared rapidly from the circulation of rats, are retarded in their clearance by an excess of ASOR and accumulate principally in the liver. Morphological examination of the livers of rats after injection of the probes confirmed that the hepatocyte is the principal liver cell involved in the clearance of galactose-terminating proteins. Internalization occurred via coated pits and coated vesicles of 1000 Å diameter. At 30 sec to 2 min the tracers began to accumulate in a complex arrangement of larger smooth-surfaced vesicles and tubular structures at the sinusoidal periphery of the cell. Fluid phase pinocytosis did not appear to account for any of the uptake into larger vesicles. The particulate tracer, Lac-Fer, was closely apposed to the membrane of coated pits and vesicles, but was found scattered throughout the lumen of the larger vesicles, possibly indicating dissociation of the ligand from its receptor. Although occasional lysosomes were detected cytochemically in the cell periphery, vesicles containing Lac-Fer showed no demonstrable aryl sulfatase activity. At 5 min, the tracers began to appear in Golgilysosome regions of the hepatocyte and were present in small vesicles of <2000 Å in diameter, larger irregular vesicles and tubules. Serial sectioning indicated that tubular structures in Golgi-lysosome regions were often interconnected to the larger vesicles, but that tubules in the peripheral cytoplasm were only occasionally connected to larger structures. Some of the Lac-Fer-containing vesicles in Golgi-lysosome areas at 15 min after injection were found to contain aryl sulfatase reaction product, indicating fusion with lysosomes.
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U2 - 10.1016/0092-8674(80)90116-6
DO - 10.1016/0092-8674(80)90116-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 7407914
AN - SCOPUS:0018958518
SN - 0092-8674
VL - 21
SP - 79
EP - 93
JO - Cell
JF - Cell
IS - 1
ER -