TY - JOUR
T1 - Demonstration of membrane-linked iodoprotein in hepatic microsomes following metabolism of the thyroid hormones
AU - Kozyreff, Vladimir
AU - Surks, Martin I.
AU - Oppenheimer, Jack H.
PY - 1970/4
Y1 - 1970/4
N2 - The subcellular distribution ot nonextractable 125I (NE125I) was examined in rat livers 40 hr following the injection of 125I-triiodo-L-thyronine (125I-T3). After conventional differential centrifugation of liver homogenates, the distribution of NE125I was determined with appropriate corrections for incomplete extraction of residual 125I-T3. NE125I occurred in all the subcellular fractions. On this basis of the distribution of glucose-6-phosphatase activity, an additional correction was performed to take into account microsomal NE125I trapped in other centrifugal fractions. The final estimate of the distribution of NE125I among conventional subcellular fractions was “nuclear” = 3.1%; “mitochondria!” = 2.0%; “microsomal” =70.4%; “supernatant” =24.5%. The submicrosomal distribution of NE125I after 125I-T3 (40 hr) and 125I-Lthyroxine metabolism (96 hr) was determined by centrifugation of the 105, 000 Xg pellet following treatment with sodium deoxycholate. The major portion of the microsomal NE125I was associated with fractions containing solubilized membranes and small and large vesicles. Only a small fraction (0.9-4.2%) of microsomal NE125I was associated with relatively pure ribosomes as judged by the RNA/protein ratio, but a decreasing specific NE125I activity (% dose/mg RNA or protein) which was found with progressive ribosomal purification suggests membrane contamination. This was documented by the dissociation of the ribosomal peak and NE125I after centrifugation of ribosomes in a continuous sucrose density gradient. The comparatively small percentage of microsomal NE125I associated with the ribosomal fraction was confirmed in studies conducted 24 and 72 hr after injection of 125I-T3. Thus, microsomal NE125I, like iodothyronine deiodinase, appears to be associated predominantly with membrane components. This finding, in conjunction with previous studies which showed increased plasma and membrane iodoprotein formation under the influence of phenobarbital, suggests the possibility that the intracellular iodoprotein is formed as a result of an interaction of intracellular protein or its precursors with a membrane component.
AB - The subcellular distribution ot nonextractable 125I (NE125I) was examined in rat livers 40 hr following the injection of 125I-triiodo-L-thyronine (125I-T3). After conventional differential centrifugation of liver homogenates, the distribution of NE125I was determined with appropriate corrections for incomplete extraction of residual 125I-T3. NE125I occurred in all the subcellular fractions. On this basis of the distribution of glucose-6-phosphatase activity, an additional correction was performed to take into account microsomal NE125I trapped in other centrifugal fractions. The final estimate of the distribution of NE125I among conventional subcellular fractions was “nuclear” = 3.1%; “mitochondria!” = 2.0%; “microsomal” =70.4%; “supernatant” =24.5%. The submicrosomal distribution of NE125I after 125I-T3 (40 hr) and 125I-Lthyroxine metabolism (96 hr) was determined by centrifugation of the 105, 000 Xg pellet following treatment with sodium deoxycholate. The major portion of the microsomal NE125I was associated with fractions containing solubilized membranes and small and large vesicles. Only a small fraction (0.9-4.2%) of microsomal NE125I was associated with relatively pure ribosomes as judged by the RNA/protein ratio, but a decreasing specific NE125I activity (% dose/mg RNA or protein) which was found with progressive ribosomal purification suggests membrane contamination. This was documented by the dissociation of the ribosomal peak and NE125I after centrifugation of ribosomes in a continuous sucrose density gradient. The comparatively small percentage of microsomal NE125I associated with the ribosomal fraction was confirmed in studies conducted 24 and 72 hr after injection of 125I-T3. Thus, microsomal NE125I, like iodothyronine deiodinase, appears to be associated predominantly with membrane components. This finding, in conjunction with previous studies which showed increased plasma and membrane iodoprotein formation under the influence of phenobarbital, suggests the possibility that the intracellular iodoprotein is formed as a result of an interaction of intracellular protein or its precursors with a membrane component.
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U2 - 10.1210/endo-86-4-781
DO - 10.1210/endo-86-4-781
M3 - Article
C2 - 4312982
AN - SCOPUS:0014766543
SN - 0013-7227
VL - 86
SP - 781
EP - 786
JO - Endocrinology
JF - Endocrinology
IS - 4
ER -