Figure 7.
Uptake of [3H]7 by FRα and FRβ. RT16 (FRα) and D4 (FRβ) CHO cells were washed with acid (pH 3.5) buffered saline to remove FR-bound folates and then incubated at pH 7.4 with 50 nM [3H]7 at 0 °C (“Surface”) or at 37 °C for 60 min (“Total”). An additional condition involved treatment with 50 nM [3H]7 at 37 °C for 60 min, followed by an acid buffer wash to remove the extracellular FR-bound [3H]7 fraction (“Intracellular”). Cellular proteins were solubilized with NaOH for determinations of cell-associated [3H]7 and proteins. Experimental details are provided in the Experimental Procedures. Results are presented as mean values plus/minus SEM from three experiments.