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. 1991 Jun 1;276(Pt 2):417–425. doi: 10.1042/bj2760417

The murine haemopexin receptor. Evidence that the haemopexin-binding site resides on a 20 kDa subunit and that receptor recycling is regulated by protein kinase C.

A Smith 1, S M Farooqui 1, W T Morgan 1
PMCID: PMC1151108  PMID: 1646599

Abstract

Haemopexin receptors from mouse hepatoma (Hepa) cells were affinity-labelled by cross-linking to haem-125I-haemopexin complexes using two homo-[disuccinimidyl suberate (DSS) and 3,3'-dithiobis(succinimidyl propionate) (DTSSP)] and one hetero-[sulphosuccinimidyl 4-(p-maleimidophenyl)butyrate (sulpho-SMPB)] bifunctional cross-linking agents. Analysis of the cross-linked products by SDS/PAGE in the absence of reducing agents revealed that 125I-haemopexin was cross-linked specifically to a protein of apparent molecular mass 85-90 kDa. Upon reduction, haemopexin remained cross-linked to a protein of 20 kDa, suggesting that the murine haemopexin receptor has a subunit structure. Two subunits were identified: alpha (p65) and beta (p20). Furthermore, because haemopexin was cross-linked by all three agents to p20, the shortest cross-linker arm being 1.1 nm (11 A), we propose that the haem-haemopexin-binding site resides on this subunit. In addition, a cysteine residue of p20 is located near the haemopexin-binding site, since haemopexin, which has no free thiol groups, is cross-linked to this subunit by the hetero-bifunctional agent sulpho-SMPB. Exposure of Hepa cells to the tumour-promoting phorbol ester 4 alpha-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) causes a rapid redistribution of haemopexin receptors from the cell surface to the cell interior. Within 2-4 min of incubation with 100 nM-PMA, there was an approx. 50% decrease in cell-surface haemopexin receptors, as judged by ligand binding at 0 degrees C and affinity labelling of the receptor. This time- and dose-dependent down-regulation was fully reversible within 60-90 min after removal of PMA, and the affinity of the remaining receptors was unaltered by PMA. The specificity of PMA was demonstrated by comparison with the non-tumour-promoter 4 alpha-phorbol, which did not affect any of the parameters examined. The amine H-7, a specific inhibitor of protein kinase C, antagonised the receptor redistribution effect of PMA, suggesting that the down-regulation of haemopexin receptors on the cell surface was a consequence of protein kinase C activation. The PMA-induced decrease in surface haemopexin receptors was due to a 2-fold increase in the rate of internalization (from 0.73 min-1 to 1.32 min-1), whereas the rate of exocytosis (0.6 min-1) was unchanged. PMA treatment, like binding of the natural ligand, haem-haemopexin, results in a lower steady-state level of surface haemopexin receptors independent of receptor synthesis, and the receptors were not degraded but were recycled back to the cell surface.

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