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T1 - Evidence for sodium metasilicate receptors on the human osteoblast cell surface; spatial localization and binding properties
AU - Vere, Kelly-Ann
AU - Richens, Joanna L.
AU - Lane, Jordan S.
AU - Harris, Helen J.
AU - Duggan, James
AU - O'Shea, Paul
PY - 2013/12/23
Y1 - 2013/12/23
N2 - We report details of the interaction of sodium metasilicate with osteoblast cellular membranes using Fluoresceinphosphatidylethanolamine (FPE) as a fluorescent indicator of membrane interactions. Fluorescence imaging studies of the FPE-based indicator system revealed areas of localized binding that would be consistent with the presence of a structure with 'receptor-like' properties. From these results, it seems unlikely that silica binds 'non-specifically' to the osteoblast surface. Moreover, the receptors are localized into membrane domains. Such regions of the cell membrane could well be structures such as 'rafts' or other such localized domains within the membrane. The binding profile of silica with the osteoblast cell surface takes place with all the characteristics of a receptor-mediated process best represented by a cooperativity (sigmoidal) binding model with a Hill coefficient of 3.6.
AB - We report details of the interaction of sodium metasilicate with osteoblast cellular membranes using Fluoresceinphosphatidylethanolamine (FPE) as a fluorescent indicator of membrane interactions. Fluorescence imaging studies of the FPE-based indicator system revealed areas of localized binding that would be consistent with the presence of a structure with 'receptor-like' properties. From these results, it seems unlikely that silica binds 'non-specifically' to the osteoblast surface. Moreover, the receptors are localized into membrane domains. Such regions of the cell membrane could well be structures such as 'rafts' or other such localized domains within the membrane. The binding profile of silica with the osteoblast cell surface takes place with all the characteristics of a receptor-mediated process best represented by a cooperativity (sigmoidal) binding model with a Hill coefficient of 3.6.
U2 - 10.3109/09687688.2013.843031
DO - 10.3109/09687688.2013.843031
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24147954
VL - 30
SP - 386
EP - 393
JO - Molecular Membrane Biology
JF - Molecular Membrane Biology
SN - 0968-7688
IS - 8
ER -