Human Y-79 Retinoblastoma Cells Exhibit Specific Insulin Receptors.
Abstract
The presence of insulin receptors was investigated in human Y-79 retinoblastoma cells grown in suspension culture. The binding of 125I insulin to these cells was time-, temperature-, and pH-dependent, was competed fo by insulin and proinsulin but not other peptides, and was inhibited by antibodies against the insulin receptor. The Scatchard plot of insulin competition data was curvilinear and was resolved in a high affinity (K subscript d approx. o.5x10 to the -10th power M) - low capacity (approx 3,000 sites/cell) and a low affinity (K subscript d approx. .0000001 M) - high capacity (approx. 155,000 sites/cell) component. Negative cooperativity was not found, in agreement with other studies in rodent neural cells. However, in contrast to studies with rodent cells, insulin specifically down-regulated its receptor on human Y-79 cells after prolonged exposure. In conclusion, these data show for the first time the presence of specific insulin receptors in human Y-79 retinoblastoma cells. As these cells were previously shown to have several characteristics typical of neural cells, we propose their use as a model to study the effects of insulin on neural and retinal tissues of human origin. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA158943
Entities
People
- A. P. Kyritsis
- G. A. Saviolakis
- G. J. Chader
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases