Photoaffinity-labeling and fluorescence-distribution studies of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors in ovarian granulosa cells.
AUTOR(ES)
Hazum, E
RESUMO
Photoaffinity labeling of rat ovarian granulosa cells and membrane preparations with a bioactive photoaffinity derivative of gonadotropin-releasing hormone resulted in identification of two specific components with apparent molecular weights of 60,000 and 54,000. Fluorescent visualization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors in these cells, by using a bioactive rhodamine derivative of the hormone, indicated that the fluorescently labeled receptors were initially distributed uniformly on the cell surface and then formed patches that subsequently internalized (at 37 degrees C) into endocytic vesicles. These processes were dependent on specific binding sites for the rhodamine-labeled peptide on the granulosa cells. These studies may provide an experimental basis for understanding the molecular events involved in the action of the hormone in the ovary.
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