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Phorbol esters induce transient internalization without degradation of unoccupied epidermal growth factor receptors

L Beguinot et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 May.

Abstract

4 beta-Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) treatment of KB cells at 37 degrees C rapidly induces a 50% reduction in epidermal growth factor (EGF) binding that is maximal by 30 min. EGF binding activity returns to the original value by 1 hr and remains constant for 2 hr thereafter. Using a polyclonal antibody directed against the cytoplasmic domain of the EGF receptor (EGF-R), we examined the fate of the receptor after PMA treatment. Immunofluorescent and electron microscopic localization of the EGF-R after PMA treatment demonstrated that about 50% of the receptor became internalized into endocytic vesicles (receptosomes) and Golgi-associated structures. Unlike EGF-induced internalization, PMA-induced internalization did not cause delivery of EGF-R to lysosomes or receptor degradation. Rather, receptor reappeared on the cell surface. No stimulation of EGF-R synthesis was observed after 1 hr of PMA treatment. Loss of cell surface binding correlated with the internalization of the EGF-R observed morphologically. A possible explanation for these observations is that PMA, an activator of protein kinase C, confers a signal sufficient for EGF-R clustering and internalization but not for transport to lysosomes.

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