Endocytosis of an antibody ricin A-chain conjugate (immuno-A-toxin) adsorbed on colloidal gold. Effects of ammonium chloride and monensin
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Endocytosis of an antibody ricin A-chain conjugate (immuno-A-toxin) adsorbed on colloidal gold. Effects of ammonium chloride and monensin
Abstract
An immunotoxin (IT) formed by a specific antibody coupled to the ricin A chain was adsorbed on colloidal gold particles (IT-Au). Binding and internalization of IT-Au in human lymphoblastic CEM cells were studied using electron microscopy. IT-Au showed specific cytotoxic activity toward the target cells. After 1 h at 4 degrees C, IT-Au were linked diffusely to the plasma membrane with 45% of the particles regrouped in clusters. Upon transfer to 37 degrees C, the particles carrying the ligand were regrouped more frequently and internalized into the cell by endocytosis through smooth microinvaginations or coated pits of the plasma membrane. After 15 min, IT-Au was observed in endocytic vacuoles, or receptosomes, in tubular structure near the Golgi apparatus and in lysosomes. Entry of IT-Au into lysosomes was rapid (around 50% of intracellular IT-Au particles after 30 min). NH4Cl or monensin, well-known potentiators of immunotoxin activity, when present in incubation medium, altered neither the processes nor the rate of IT-Au endocytosis. In the presence of either of these substances, IT-Au accumulated in the normal or often enlarged endocytic vacuoles, and entry into the lysosomes was slowed down (50% of particles after 2 h 15 min). We conclude that this intense slowing-down in the speed of IT-Au transportation into lysosomes and the functional modifications of these organelles help to explain the increased efficacy of immunotoxins in the presence of potentiators.
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