Salvage of glucosylceramide by recycling after internalization along the pathway of receptor-mediated endocytosis.
AUTOR(ES)
Kok, J W
RESUMO
To examine the (intra)cellular fate of a glycolipid, normally residing at the cell surface, a fluorescent analog of glucosylceramide, 6-[N-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]hexanoylglucosylsp hingosine (C6-NBD-glucosylceramide), was inserted into the plasma membrane of baby hamster kidney cells at low temperature. Upon warming the cells to 37 degrees C, part of the glycolipid analog was internalized. A comparison with receptor-mediated uptake of transferrin revealed that after 2 min of warming, both C6-NBD-glucosylceramide and the transferrin-transferrin receptor complex are localized in the same intracellular compartment (early endosomes). We conclude that C6-NBD-glucosylceramide is internalized along the pathway of receptor-mediated endocytosis. When, after internalization of part of the membrane-inserted glycolipid analog, the residual pool of plasma membrane C6-NBD-lipid was removed by "back exchange" with a lipid acceptor, C6-NBD-glucosylceramide molecules can be shown to return intact to the plasma membrane. This demonstrates that glycolipids, analogous to a variety of protein receptors, are able to recycle to the plasma membrane after internalization.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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