Colloidal gold-labeled insulin complex. Characterization and binding to adipocytes.
Colloidal gold-labeled insulin complex. Characterization and binding to adipocytes.
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胶体金标记的胰岛素复合物。
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1986
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通讯作者:
E. Pfeiffer
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作者:
U. Moll;C. Thun;E. Pfeiffer
Biologically active insulin gold complex was used as an ultrastructural marker to study insulin binding sites, uptake, and internalization in isolated rat adipocytes. The preparation conditions for monodispersed particles, ca. 16 nm in diameter and loaded with approximately 100 insulin molecules, are reported. The complex is stable for at least six weeks. Single particles or small clusters were scattered across the cell membrane. The distribution of unbound receptors seemed to be independent of the extensive system of pre-existing surface connected vesicles in adipocytes. The uptake of particles took place predominantly via non-coated pinocytotic invaginations; clathrin-coated pits did not seem to be important for this process. Lysosome-like structures contained aggregates of 10-15 particles. These data suggest that insulin gold complex is a useful marker for the specific labeling of insulin binding sites.