Nerve-induced and spontaneous redistribution of acetylcholine receptors on cultured muscle cells

The Journal of Physiology
M J Anderson, M W Cohen

Abstract

1. Theree-day-old cultures of myotomal muscle, obtained from embryos of Xenopus laevis, were stained with fluorescent conjugates of alpha-bungarotoxin and maintained in native toxin in order to ensure that ACh receptors subsequently inserted into the sarcolemma would not be stained. Neural tube cells were then added to the cultures. 2. When cultures were exmained 1-3 days later fluorescent stain was found to be associated with sites of nerve-muscle contact. In some cases the stain along the path of contact extended for greater distances than the patches of stain seen on non-contacted muscle cells. 3. The development of new areas of fluorescent stain at sites of nerve-muscle contact was confirmed by making successive observations on the same muscle cells over a period of a day. 4. Similar experiments on muscle cells not contacted by nerve revealed the formation of new receptor patches, usually in areas of cell growth. 5. The majority of fluorescent pathes on non-contacted muscle cells did not undergo changes in size or shape over the course of 1-2 days. However some examples of enlargement, shrinkage and disappearance were observed. 6. On the basis of these findings it is concluded that ACh receptors aggregate within the sarcole...Continue Reading

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