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Fluid‐phase endocytosis of horseradish peroxidase by cerebral endothelial cells in primary culture: Characterization and kinetic analysis
Author(s) -
Noble L. J.,
Kalinyak J. E.,
Pitts L. H.,
Hall J. J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of neuroscience research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.72
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1097-4547
pISSN - 0360-4012
DOI - 10.1002/jnr.490380608
Subject(s) - endocytosis , horseradish peroxidase , internalization , ultrastructure , microbiology and biotechnology , receptor mediated endocytosis , endosome , cytoplasm , intracellular , chemistry , bulk endocytosis , biology , biophysics , biochemistry , receptor , enzyme , anatomy
Endocytosis of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was studied in primary cultures of cerebral endothelial cells prepared from 2‐week‐old rats. These cultures were considered “endothelial‐like” on the basis of their ability to internalize acetylated low density lipoprotein. Cellular localization of HRP protein was examined at the light and ultrastructural levels and endocytosis of the protein was evaluated by a colorimetric assay. HRP was localized in discrete cytoplasmic granules by light microscopy. At the ultrastructural level these granules corresponded to pleomorphic membrane‐bound structures that were present throughout the cytoplam. The amount of internalized HRP was directly related to the concentration of the protein in the medium, was not saturable at high concentrations of HRP, and increased with time. Endocytosis proceeded at 37°C, but was abolished at 4°C. In pulse‐chase experiments, the quantity of internalized protein in the cells did not significantly change during the 2 hr chase period. Taken together, these findings suggest that internalization of HRP occurs by fluid‐phase endocytosis, a non‐receptor‐mediated process, and that the protein is stable within an intracellular compartment for at least several hours. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.