PMID: 8586387Sep 1, 1995Paper

Comparative study of HCG receptors in rat ovary and testis

Hua xi yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of West China University of Medical Sciences = Huaxi yike daxue xuebao
R ZhangM Chen

Abstract

It has been documented that there are specific human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) receptors in cell membrane of rat ovary and testicle. In order to make a further study on the characteristics of the HCG receptors on rat ovary and testicle, we focused on comparing those two kinds of receptors. Furthermore, we contrasted the testicular cell membrane with its homogenates. Rat ovarian and testicles were homogenized and soniced under ice cold conditions. The homogenates were centrifuged at 12,100 x g for 20 min following filtration. After sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation (78,000 x g, 2.5h) for the pellets, the interface layers between 37% and 41% were collected. The pellets were subsequently suspended in cold 1mmol/L NaHCO3 solution and recentrifuged at 27,000 x g for 25 min. The results show that the cell membrane of both the rat ovary and testicle can bind to HCG specifically. A small amount of HCG has more evident inhibitory effect on the binding in testis than ovary. Scatchard plot analysis for the binding assay yielded a bound capacity of testicle cell membrane of 4.5 x 10(-5) mol/micrograms protein, Kd of 1.6 x 10(-7) mol/L, whereas it was 0.51 x 10(-9) mol/micrograms protein, a Kd of 1.69 x 10(-6) mol/L in ovarian...Continue Reading

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