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Rotational mobility of high-affinity epidermal growth factor receptors on the surface of living A431 cells
R Zidovetzki1, D A Johnson, D J Arndt-Jovin
1Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside 92521.
Abstract:
The rotational diffusion of epidermal growth factor (EGF) bound to its specific receptor on the surface of human carcinoma A431 cells was studied by means of time-resolved phosphorescence anisotropy measurements. The rotational mobility was measured on the total population of EGF receptors by using a saturating concentration of EGF conjugated with a phosphorescent label, erythrosin, or on the subpopulation of high-affinity EGF receptors by using a low concentration of labeled EGF. At 4 degrees C, the rotational correlation times for both the high-affinity and total (mostly low affinity) receptor populations were in the range of 60-100 microns. Elevation of the temperature to 37 degrees C resulted in a lengthening of the rotational correlation time of the total receptor population to 200-300 microns, confirming a previous study of receptor microaggregation. The high-affinity EGF receptors were completely immobilized at 37 degrees C (rotational correlation time greater than 500 microns). The data are consistent with a model involving association of the cytoskeleton with the high-affinity receptors at 37 degrees C, but not at 4 degrees C.
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