J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 265, Issue 12, 6650-6655, Apr, 1990
Insulin-like growth factors I and II stimulate endocytosis but do not affect sorting of lysosomal enzymes in human fibroblasts
T Braulke, S Tippmer, HJ Chao and K von Figura
University of Gottingen, Biochemie II, Federal Republic of Germany.
The mannose 6-phosphate (Man-6-P)/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) II
receptor has separate binding sites for Man-6-P and IGF II. It targets
newly synthesized lysosomal enzymes from the Golgi to acidic pre- lysosomal
organelles and mediates endocytosis of Man-6-P-containing ligands and IGF
II. The two classes of ligands, Man-6-P and IGF II, as well as IGF I and
the epidermal growth factor, induce in fibroblasts a transient
redistribution of the receptor from internal membranes to the cell surface
(Braulke, T., Tippmer, S., Neher, E., and von Figura, K. (1989) EMBO J. 8,
681-686). Here we show that the redistribution induced by IGF I and IGF II
is accomplished without affecting the internalization rate of cell surface
receptors. The redistribution results in an increased binding of ligands to
the Man-6-P- and IGF II- binding sites of the receptor. Furthermore, the
uptake of the lysosomal enzyme arylsulfatase A and of a Man-6-P
neoglycoprotein is stimulated 2- 3-fold by IGF I and IGF II, and this
effect persists for at least 6 h. The IGF I- and IGF II-induced receptor
redistribution does not affect the targeting of newly synthesized lysosomal
enzymes. These results show that important functions of the Man-6-P/IGF II
receptor such as binding and internalization of ligands can be up-regulated
by the ligands of this receptor and other growth factors such as IGF I
through redistribution of the receptor.