Abstract
Gold-labeled insulin is bound first of all to the cilia of the oral field of Tetrahymena. A primary treatment (hormonal imprinting) with insulin increases the binding capacity even after 24h and makes it more sensitive for appearance a week later, within a minute of giving insulin-gold. The food vacuoles contain insulin-gold in pretreated cells or without pretreatment as well, though in imprinted situations the label can be found in pinocytotic vesicles at the bases of cilia in the oral field. Altogether, a functional difference can be observed between the cilia of the oral and non-oral surfaces of Tetrahymena and hormonal imprinting has a specifying effect on the binding of labeled hormone.
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Fülöp, A.K., Csaba, G. Insulin pretreatment (imprinting) produces elevated capacity in the insulin binding of Tetrahymena. Different binding by the cilia of the body and oral field. Biosci Rep 14, 301–308 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01199054
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