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. 1990 Feb 15;266(1):261–272. doi: 10.1042/bj2660261

Calmodulin dependence of transferrin receptor recycling in rat reticulocytes.

J A Grasso 1, M Bruno 1, A A Yates 1, L T Wei 1, P M Epstein 1
PMCID: PMC1131123  PMID: 2310376

Abstract

Kinetic analysis of transferrin receptor properties in 6-8 day rat reticulocytes showed the existence of a single class of high-affinity receptors (Kd 3-10 nM), of which 20-25% were located at the cell surface and the remainder within an intracellular pool. Total transferrin receptor cycling time was 3.9 min. These studies examined the effects of various inhibitors on receptor-mediated transferrin iron delivery in order to define critical steps and events necessary to maintain the functional integrity of the pathway. Dansylcadaverine inhibited iron uptake by blocking exocytic release of transferrin and return of receptors to the cell surface, but did not affect transferrin endocytosis; this action served to deplete the surface pool of transferrin receptors, leading to shutdown of iron uptake. Calmidazolium and other putative calmodulin antagonists exerted an identical action on iron uptake and receptor recycling. The inhibitory effects of these agents on receptor recycling were overcome by the timely addition of Ca2+/ionomycin. From correlative analyses of the effects of these and other inhibitors, it was concluded that: (1) dansylcadaverine and calmodulin antagonists inhibit iron uptake by suppression of receptor recycling and exocytic transferrin release, (2) protein kinase C, transglutaminase, protein synthesis and release of transferrin-bound iron are not necessary for the functional integrity of the iron delivery pathway, (3) exocytic transferrin release and concomitant receptor recycling in rat reticulocytes is dependent upon Ca2+/calmodulin, (4) dansylcadaverine, dimethyldansylcadaverine and calmidazolium act on iron uptake by interfering with calmodulin function, and (5) the endocytotic and exocytotic arms of the iron delivery pathway are under separate regulatory control.

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