TY - JOUR
T1 - Regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptors in cultured bovine adrenocortical cells
AU - Ohashi, Masao
AU - Simpson, Evan R.
AU - Kramer, Robert E.
AU - Carr, Bruce R.
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1 Supported, in part, by USPHS Grants HD13234 and HD11149. ‘Supported, in part, by a Grant-in-Aid from the Chilton Foundation. ’ Abbreviations used: BAC, bovine adrenocortical cells; ACTH, corticotropin; LDL, low-density lipo-
PY - 1982/4/15
Y1 - 1982/4/15
N2 - Bovine adrenocortical cells in monolayer culture produce cortisol and respond to corticotropin (ACTH) by an increase in cortisol secretion. Several lines of evidence are indicative that much of the cholesterol that serves as precursor for steroid hormone biosynthesis by these cells is derived from low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol that is taken up endocytotically by means of specific receptors localized in bovine adrenocortical plasma membranes. ACTH stimulated this process concomitant with an increase in steroid production. In the absence of LDL, ACTH had no effect on steroid biosynthesis. ACTH action in bovine adrenocortical cells resulted in an increase in the number of LDL receptor sites in the membrane fractions, whereas the dissociation constant for LDL binding was not changed. Chloroquine and NH4Cl, considered to be inhibitors of lysosomal degradative activity, caused an increase in the number of [125I]iodoLDL binding sites in the plasma membrane but the effect of ACTH was still apparent in the presence of these agents. These results are suggestive that the lifetime of the LDL receptor is increased when lysosomal activity is inhibited. When aminoglutethimide was added to block cholesterol side-chain cleavage activity and inhibit steroid production, the number of [125I]iodoLDL binding sites in the membrane fractions prepared from bovine adrenocortical cells cultured in the presence of ACTH was reduced to 50% of that in cells maintained in aminoglutethimide-free medium. However, under these conditions the number of binding sites was still significantly greater than in cells maintained in the absence of ACTH. The effects of aminoglutethimide on uptake and degradation of [125I]iodoLDL were similar to the effects on the number of [125I]iodoLDL binding sites. Based on these results, we conclude that the action of ACTH to stimulate LDL metabolism in bovine adrenocortical cells results from an increase in the number of LDL binding sites in the plasma membranes. This action of ACTH appears to be, at least in part, independent of cholesterol utilization for cortisol biosynthesis. However, the effect of aminoglutethimide is indicative that changes in the intracellular cholesterol concentration might modulate the action of ACTH to increase the number of LDL binding sites and therefore to stimulate LDL degradation.
AB - Bovine adrenocortical cells in monolayer culture produce cortisol and respond to corticotropin (ACTH) by an increase in cortisol secretion. Several lines of evidence are indicative that much of the cholesterol that serves as precursor for steroid hormone biosynthesis by these cells is derived from low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol that is taken up endocytotically by means of specific receptors localized in bovine adrenocortical plasma membranes. ACTH stimulated this process concomitant with an increase in steroid production. In the absence of LDL, ACTH had no effect on steroid biosynthesis. ACTH action in bovine adrenocortical cells resulted in an increase in the number of LDL receptor sites in the membrane fractions, whereas the dissociation constant for LDL binding was not changed. Chloroquine and NH4Cl, considered to be inhibitors of lysosomal degradative activity, caused an increase in the number of [125I]iodoLDL binding sites in the plasma membrane but the effect of ACTH was still apparent in the presence of these agents. These results are suggestive that the lifetime of the LDL receptor is increased when lysosomal activity is inhibited. When aminoglutethimide was added to block cholesterol side-chain cleavage activity and inhibit steroid production, the number of [125I]iodoLDL binding sites in the membrane fractions prepared from bovine adrenocortical cells cultured in the presence of ACTH was reduced to 50% of that in cells maintained in aminoglutethimide-free medium. However, under these conditions the number of binding sites was still significantly greater than in cells maintained in the absence of ACTH. The effects of aminoglutethimide on uptake and degradation of [125I]iodoLDL were similar to the effects on the number of [125I]iodoLDL binding sites. Based on these results, we conclude that the action of ACTH to stimulate LDL metabolism in bovine adrenocortical cells results from an increase in the number of LDL binding sites in the plasma membranes. This action of ACTH appears to be, at least in part, independent of cholesterol utilization for cortisol biosynthesis. However, the effect of aminoglutethimide is indicative that changes in the intracellular cholesterol concentration might modulate the action of ACTH to increase the number of LDL binding sites and therefore to stimulate LDL degradation.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-9861(82)90295-8
DO - 10.1016/0003-9861(82)90295-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 6284040
AN - SCOPUS:0020425990
SN - 0003-9861
VL - 215
SP - 199
EP - 205
JO - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
JF - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
IS - 1
ER -