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. 1987 Jun 1;244(2):471–479. doi: 10.1042/bj2440471

Induction of high-density-lipoprotein receptors in rat corpus luteum by human choriogonadotropin. Evidence of protein synthesis de novo.

D K Ghosh 1, K M Menon 1
PMCID: PMC1148014  PMID: 2822008

Abstract

The present studies investigated the specific binding of 125I-labelled high-density lipoprotein (125I-HDL) to plasma membranes. Golgi, rough endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria/lysosomes, prepared from ovaries of rats injected with human choriogonadotropin (hCG) or 0.9% NaCl. Treatment in vivo with hCG resulted in 2-3-fold induction of 125I-HDL binding activity in all the subcellular organelles. The specific binding of HDL to various subcellular organelles was dependent on the amount of protein, lipoprotein concentration and incubation time. Equilibrium-binding studies revealed comparable Kd values (13-22 micrograms of HDL protein/ml) for HDL binding in all the subcellular organelles tested. Treatment with cycloheximide (2.0 mg/kg body wt.) before hCG administration abolished the induction of HDL receptors, suggesting the involvement of a protein-synthesis-dependent process in receptor induction. Analysis of equilibrium dissociation constants (Kd) for 125I-HDL binding in membranes from hCG-, cycloheximide-and saline-treated animals suggests that the increase in binding was due to an increase in the number of binding sites rather than a change in the affinity. Additionally, pretreatment with tunicamycin, an inhibitor of N-linked glycosylation, had no effect on hCG-mediated receptor induction, suggesting that glycosylation of the receptor may not be necessary for the interaction of HDL with its receptors.

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