scholarly journals STUDIES ON THE FUNCTION OF CELL MEMBRANE 4thREPORT : ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS ON CHANGES IN ULTRA-STRUCTURE OF LIVER CELL MEMBRANES IN CCl4-TREATED RATS

1973 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 645-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ichiro YANO ◽  
Yasusuke MASUDA ◽  
Masato KUCHII ◽  
Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO ◽  
Tadashi MURANO
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Liver Cell ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Ultra Structure

scholarly journals Pathogenesis of shigella diarrhea. VII. Evidence for a cell membrane toxin receptor involving β1 {arrow} 4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine oligomers

1977 ◽  
Vol 146 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
GT Keusch ◽  
M Jacewicz
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Cholera Toxin ◽  
Liver Cell ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Proteolytic Enzymes ◽  
Cell Monolayer ◽  
Toxin Receptor ◽  
Toxin Uptake

The binding of ShigeUa dysenteriae 1 cytotoxin to HeLa cells in culture and to isolated rat liver cell membranes was studied by means of an indirect consumption assay of toxicity from the medium, or by determination of cytotoxicity to the HeLa cell monolayer. Both liver cell membranes and HeLa cells removed toxicity from the medium during incubation, in contrast to WI-38 and Y-1 mouse adrenal tumor cells, both of which neither bound nor were affected by the toxin. Uptake of toxin was directly related to concentration of membranes added, time,and temperature, and indirectly related to the ionic strength of the buffer used. The chemical nature of the membrane receptor was characterized by using three principal approaches: (a) enzymatic sensitivity; (b) competitive inhibition and (c) receptor blockade studies. The receptor was destroyed by proteolytic enzymes, phospholipases (which markedly altered the gross appearance of the membrane preparation) and by lysozyme, but not by a variety of other enzymes. Of 28 carbohydrate and glycoprotein haptens studied, including cholera toxin and ganglioside, only the chitin oligosaccharide lysozyme substrates, per N-acetylated chitotriose, chitotetraose, and chitopentaose were effective competitive inhibitors. Greatest inhibition was found with the trimer, N, N', N" triacetyl chitotriose. Of three lectins studied as possible receptor blockers, including phytohemagglutinin, concanavalin A, and wheat germ agglutinin, only the latter, which is known to possess specific binding affinity for N, N', N" triacetyl chitotriose, was able to block toxin uptake. Evidence from all three approaches indicate, therefore, existence of a glycoprotein toxin receptor on mammalian cells, with involvement of oligomeric β1{arrow}4-1inked N-acetyl glucosamine in the receptor. This receptor is clearly distinct from the G(M1) ganglioside thought to be involved in the binding of cholera toxin to the cell membrane of a variety of cell types susceptible to its action.

Electron Microscopic Study of Penetration of Newcastle Disease Virus into Cells Leading to Formation of Polykaryocytes

1967 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
N. MEISELMAN ◽  
A. KOHN ◽  
D. DANON
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Newcastle Disease Virus ◽  
Microscopic Study ◽  
Disease Virus ◽  
Newcastle Disease ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Viral Envelope ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Input Multiplicity

Treatment of FL or Lu 106 epithelial cells with Newcastle disease virus (NDV) at an input multiplicity of 500 EID50 per cell induces in these cells the formation of polykaryocytes at the end of 2-3 h of contact. Electron micrographs of such NDV-treated monolayers after 2-10 min of incubation show the presence of virions adsorbed to the cell membranes, in vacuoles and with the viral envelope partly fused with the cell membrane. In polykaryocytes induced by NDV, remnants of cell membranes showing numerous breaks may still be present after 3 h.

Comparison of the binding of 59Fe- and 239Pu-transferrin to rat liver cell membranes

1990 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Planas-Bohne ◽  
W. Rau
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Liver Cell ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Apparent Molecular Weight ◽  
Protein S ◽  
Membrane Protein Complex ◽  
Isolated Cell

The binding of the 59Fe and 239Pu complexes of transferrin and 125I labelled transferrin [Tf (125I) ] to isolated cell membranes of rat liver has been studied. Transferrin forms a complex with an integral protein of the membrane which has an apparent molecular weight of about 180 kDa and is stable only at pH 7.4. Iron-59 is eluted from Sephacryl S 300 columns together with Tf (125I) or the Tf-membrane protein complex while 239Pu seems to be bound to different membrane protein(s). After isolation of the Tf-binding protein from 35S-labelled membranes and incubation with one of the metal-Tf complexes 59Fe elutes from a Sephacryl S 300 column together with 35S at an apparent molecular weight of ca. 250 kDa while 239Pu is found in fractions of lower molecular weight. It is concluded from these results that there are Tf-receptors in the liver cell membrane to which iron transferrin may bind. Plutonium, however, seems to be dissociated from Tf and bound directly to other membrane proteins.

scholarly journals TRANSFORMATION OF A HISTOCOMPATIBILITY IMMUNOGEN INTO A TOLEROGEN

1973 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Nimelstein ◽  
Allan R. Hotti ◽  
Halsted R. Holman
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Spleen Cell ◽  
Liver Cell ◽  
Cellular Response ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Humoral Response ◽  
Cellular Responses ◽  
Liver Cells ◽  
Liver Cell Membrane

H-2 antigens on spleen cell membranes absorb antibody to H-2 antigens and induce both humoral and cellular responses. Liver cell membrane H-2 antigens by contrast also absorb antibody but do not influence cellular response and are tolerogenic for the humoral response. This paper demonstrates that syngeneic liver cells contain a substance which can transform the properties of allogeneic spleen cell membranes into those of allogeneic liver cell membranes, i.e., transform a humoral immunogen into a humoral tolerogen. The process appears to be accompanied by cleavage of an antigen component from the spleen membrane and hence to result in a structural change in the H-2 antigen.

scholarly journals CYTOCHEMICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDIES OF RAT LIVER WITH REDUCED CAPACITY TO TRANSPORT CONJUGATED BILIRUBIN

1962 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney Goldfischer ◽  
Irwin M. Arias ◽  
Edward Essner ◽  
Alex B. Novikoff
Keyword(s):  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Liver Cell ◽  
Bile Canaliculi ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Histological Sections ◽  
Microscopic Studies ◽  
Conjugated Bilirubin

Although the livers of rats treated with agents known to suppress bilirubin transport appeared relatively normal on routine histological sections, cytochemical and electron microscopic preparations revealed marked changes in: (a) levels of alkaline phosphatase and apparent ATPase activities of the cell membrane at the sinusoids, bile canaliculi, and between adjacent cells; (b) morphology of the bile canaliculi such as dilatation, fragmentation, vesiculation and reduced numbers of microvilli; (c) the number of lysosomes and their distribution within the cell. Similar changes in the cytochemistry of the liver cell were induced by extrahepatic obstruction.

Electron microscopic radioautographic studies on the incorporation of 3H proline in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) in antistreptococcal-cell-membrane (SCM) injected mice

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 188-189
Author(s):  
R.P. Nayyar ◽  
C.F. Lange ◽  
J. L. Borke
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Basement Membrane ◽  
Glomerular Basement Membrane ◽  
Mesangial Matrix ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Group A ◽  
Injection Protocol

Streptococcal cell membrane (SCM) antiserum injected mice show a significant thickening of glomerular basement membrane (GBM) and an increase in mesangial matrix within 4 to 24 hours of antiserum administration (1,2,3). This study was undertaken to evaluate the incorporation of 3H proline into glomerular cells and GBM under normal and anti-SCM induced conditions. Mice were administered, intraperitoneally, 0.1 ml of normal or anti-SCM serum followed by a 10 µC/g body weight injection of 3H proline. Details of the preparation of anti-SCM (Group A type 12 streptococcal pyogenes) and other sera and injection protocol have been described elsewhere (2). After 15 minutes of isotope injection a chase of cold proline was given and animal sacrificed at 20 minutes, 1,2,4,8,24 and 48 hours. One of the removed kidneys was processed for immunofluorescence, light and electron microscopic radioautographic studies; second kidney was used for GBM isolation and aminoacid analysis.

BRIEF REPORT: Freeze-Cleaving of Red Cell Membranes in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Blood ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 785-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
RONALD S. WEINSTEIN ◽  
ROGER A. WILLIAMS
Keyword(s):  
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Red Cells ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Structural Differences ◽  
Microscopic Studies ◽  
Red Cell Membranes

Abstract Electron microscopic studies on dried isolated red cell ghosts have been reported to show lesions associated with cell membranes in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). In this study, carbon-platinum replicas of membranes of freeze-cleaved, partially hydrated PNH red cells and isolated PNH cell ghosts failed to confirm the existence of these abnormalities. This suggests that the previously described lesions are the products of drying artifacts, although they may reflect hidden structural differences between PNH and normal red cell membranes.

scholarly journals Binding and biologic activity of glucagon in liver cell membranes of chronically hyperglucagonemic rats.

1977 ◽  
Vol 252 (21) ◽  
pp. 7434-7436 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.B. Srikant ◽  
D. Freeman ◽  
K. McCorkle ◽  
R.H. Unger
Keyword(s):  
Liver Cell ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Biologic Activity
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