Characterization of bombesin receptors in a rat pituitary cell line.
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Bombesin is a tetradecapeptide which stimulates prolactin secretion in rats and man and in cultures of GH4C1 cells, a clonal strain of rat pituitary tumor cells. We have utilized [125I-Tyr4]bombesin to identify and characterize specific high affinity receptors in GH4C1 cells. Scatchard analysis of equilibrium binding data at 4 degrees C indicated the presence of a single class of non-interacting binding sites for bombesin (RT = 3600 +/- 500 sites/cell). The value for the equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd = 1.2 +/- 0.4 nM) agreed closely with the ED50 (0.5 nM) for bombesin stimulation of prolactin release. [125I-Tyr4]Bombesin binding at steady state at 37 degrees C was inhibited by increasing concentrations of unlabeled bombesin in a dose-dependent manner, with an ID50 = 1.4 +/- 0.2 nM. However, binding of [125I-Tyr4] bombesin was not inhibited by 100 nM thyrotropin-releasing hormone, vasoactive intestinal peptide, epidermal growth factor, or somatostatin. Therefore, [125I-Tyr4]bombesin binds to a receptor distinct from the receptors for other peptides which regulate hormone secretion by GH4C1 cells. The analog specificity for high affinity binding showed that the receptors for bombesin recognize the COOH-terminal octapeptide sequence in the molecule. Among five pituitary cell strains tested, two which contained saturable binding sites for [125I-Tyr4]bombesin (GH4C1 and GH3) had previously been shown to respond to bombesin with increased hormone secretion, whereas three which lacked receptors (GC, F4C1, and AtT20/D16v) were unresponsive. Therefore, the [125I-Tyr4]bombesin binding sites appear to be necessary for the biological actions of bombesin. Examination of the processing and metabolism of receptor-bound peptide demonstrated that at 4 degrees C [125I-Tyr4]bombesin binds to receptors on the surface of GH4C1 cells. At 37 degrees C, receptor-bound peptide is rapidly internalized and subsequently degraded in lysosomes. In summary, we have characterized for the first time specific, high affinity pituitary bombesin receptors which are necessary for the biological action of bombesin.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of biological chemistry
دوره 258 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983