PMID- 6229531 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19840305 LR - 20210210 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 259 IP - 2 DP - 1984 Jan 25 TI - Reconstitution of the receptor for immunoglobulin E into liposomes. Reincorporation of purified receptors. PG - 1212-7 AB - Mast cells and related cells have on their surface receptors that bind immunoglobulin E (IgE) with high affinity and which, when aggregated, trigger exocytosis. We recently demonstrated that when these receptors are solubilized with mild detergents, their subunits dissociate unless an appropriate lipid:detergent ratio is maintained. The conditions required to maintain the receptors' integrity appeared to parallel those previously determined as necessary to obtain adequate incorporation of unpurified IgE-receptor complexes from detergent extracts into liposomes. We now show that purified IgE-receptor complexes having the full complement of subunits become preferentially inserted into liposomes. If the receptor subunits are chemically cross-linked to each other, at least some of such receptors can be incorporated, even though lipid is omitted during their purification. The findings suggest that the IgE-binding alpha subunit of the receptor is anchored to the bilayer by means of one or both of the other subunits. FAU - Rivnay, B AU - Rivnay B FAU - Rossi, G AU - Rossi G FAU - Henkart, M AU - Henkart M FAU - Metzger, H AU - Metzger H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Cross-Linking Reagents) RN - 0 (Liposomes) RN - 0 (Macromolecular Substances) RN - 0 (Receptors, IgE) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Centrifugation, Density Gradient MH - Cross-Linking Reagents/pharmacology MH - Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel MH - Liposomes/*metabolism MH - Macromolecular Substances MH - Mice MH - Rats MH - Receptors, IgE MH - Receptors, Immunologic/*metabolism EDAT- 1984/01/25 00:00 MHDA- 1984/01/25 00:01 CRDT- 1984/01/25 00:00 PHST- 1984/01/25 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1984/01/25 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1984/01/25 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(17)43590-3 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 1984 Jan 25;259(2):1212-7.