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AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 271, Issue 2 286-F291, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society
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M. Gekle, S. Mildenberger, R. Freudinger and S. Silbernagl
Department of Physiology, University of Wurzburg, Germany.
We characterized binding of albumin to the apical membrane of opossum kidney (OK) cells using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-albumin (i.e., bovine serum albumin, BSA) as substrate. Functional analysis of binding data showed one specific binding site characterized by half-maximal binding (Michaelis constant, (Km) at 20 mg/l (300 nmol/l) and maximal binding capacity (Bmax) of 0.61 microgram/mg cellular protein. Excess of unlabeled albumin (BSA) inhibited binding at low concentrations of FITC-albumin completely but only partially at high concentrations. FITC-albumin binding was reversible and pH dependent. Km increased about sixfold when pH decreased from 7.4 to 5.0. The inhibitory effects of conalbumin, alpha-lactalbumin, and transferrin were significantly smaller compared with BSA. We conclude that OK cells express a high-affinity binding site for albumin on the apical membrane. This binding site is pH sensitive, binds albumin in the physiological range, and could be responsible for the effective receptor-mediated reabsorption of albumin in the proximal tubule.
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