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  • Title: Binding and endocytosis of apo- and holo-lactoferrin by isolated rat hepatocytes.
    Author: McAbee DD, Esbensen K.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1991 Dec 15; 266(35):23624-31. PubMed ID: 1660879.
    Abstract:
    We characterized binding and endocytosis of 125I-bovine lactoferrin by isolated rat hepatocytes. Iron-depleted (apo-Lf), approximately 30% saturated (Lf), and iron-saturated (holo-Lf) lactoferrin were used. At 4 degrees C, cells bound 125I-apo-Lf and 125I-holo-Lf with nearly identical apparent first order kinetics (t1/2 = approximately 42 min). Holo-Lf and apo-Lf competed with each other for binding. Hepatocytes bound lactoferrin optimally at pH greater than or equal to 7 but poorly at pH less than or equal to 6. Ca2+ (greater than or equal to 100 microM) enhanced Lf binding to cells, and holo-Lf remained monomeric with Ca2+ present as determined by gel filtration chromatography. With Ca2+, cells exhibited approximately 10(6) high affinity sites (Kd approximately 20 nM) and approximately 10(7) low affinity sites (Kd approximately 700 nM) for both apo- and holo-Lf. Without Ca2+, cells bound 125I-holo-Lf by the low affinity component only. EGTA and dextran sulfate together released greater than or equal to 90% 125I-Lf prebound at 4 degrees C, but individually removed separate populations of surface-bound 125I-Lf. Cells bound 125I-Lf in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner with dextran sulfate present. We conclude that the high affinity but not the low affinity sites require Ca2+; only the low affinity sites are dextran sulfate-sensitive. Neither transferrin nor asialo-orosomucoid blocked lactoferrin binding to hepatocytes. Some cationic proteins but not others inhibited lactoferrin binding. At 37 degrees C, hepatocytes endocytosed 125I-apo-Lf and 125I-holo-Lf similarly, and hyperosmolality (greater than 500 mmol/kg) blocked uptake by approximately 90%. These data support the proposal that hepatocytes regulate blood lactoferrin concentration by receptor-mediated endocytosis.
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