Biochemical and morphological characterization of parathyroid hormone receptor binding to the rat osteosarcoma cell line UMR-106.

We have used both biochemical and morphological techniques to characterize PTH receptors on the clonal osteosarcoma cell line UMR-106, a widely used model of the osteoblast phenotype. 125I-Labeled rat (r) PTH-(l–34) bound to a single class of specific saturable receptors on both whole cells and membranes prepared from UMR-106 cells in a time- and temperature-dependent manner. A decrease in PTH receptor affinity seen in the presence of guanine nucleotides demonstrated that PTH receptors on the UMR-106 cells are coupled to guanyl nucleotide-binding proteins. Although PTH is a potent stimulator of adenylate cyclase in the UMR-106 cells, comparison of PTH-stimulated adenylate cyclase and PTH binding curves indicated the presence of receptors that are not linked to the adenylate cyclase system. Our studies also demonstrated that 125I-labeled rPTH-(l–34) bound to UMR-106 cells is rapidly internalized at 22 C, whereas PTH bound at 4 C remains intact and on the cell surface. Internalization of 125I-labeled rPTH-(...