Human osteogenic sarcoma: fine structural localization of adenosine triphosphatase. 1986

A Stark, and T Aparisi, and J L Ericsson

The localization of ATPases in 7 osteogenic sarcomas of osteoblastic, chondroblastic and fibroblastic type was investigated at the fine structural level using two types of substrates: one with lead as capturing ion and one with strontium (the latter presumed to reveal sites of Na+-K+-dependent transport ATPase). Reaction product with the lead-ATP medium was located on the plasma membrane and the membranes bordering subjacent vesicles and vacuoles in all the various types of osteoblastlike and fibroblastlike cells and also in types 1 and 3 chondroblastlike cells, and multinucleated giant cells believed to be neoplastic. Furthermore, deposits of reaction product were demonstrated in lysosomelike organelles in all the aforementioned cells. Except in the case of chondroblastlike cells, precipitates marking the localization of enzyme were confined to areas of the plasma membrane where adjacent cells were closely applied (the free surface lacked precipitates). In chondroblastlike cells the reaction product was usually deposited along the whole plasma membrane. Presence of L-Homoarginine or L-Tetramisole in the incubation medium in concentrations that have been shown to completely abolish alkaline phosphatase activity did not affect the occurrence of the reaction product with ATP as substrate indicating that the enzyme hydrolysing ATP was substrate-specific. Reaction product marking sites of Na+-K+-dependent ATPase was confined to plasma membranes and lysosomes of cells in vessel walls. The observations strengthen the notion obtained in studies on the localization of alkaline phosphatase, namely that osteoblastlike, chondroblastlike, and fibroblastlike cells in osteogenic sarcomas are histogenetically related to one another and to those multinucleated giant cells that presumably are of a neoplastic nature.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010006 Osteoblasts Bone-forming cells which secrete an EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. HYDROXYAPATITE crystals are then deposited into the matrix to form bone. Osteoblast
D001859 Bone Neoplasms Tumors or cancer located in bone tissue or specific BONES. Bone Cancer,Cancer of Bone,Cancer of the Bone,Neoplasms, Bone,Bone Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Bone
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D005266 Femoral Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue in the FEMUR. Femoral Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Femoral,Neoplasms, Femoral
D005347 Fibroblasts Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. Fibroblast
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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