Hepatic processing of IgA: Studies using analytical and preparative subcellular fractionation

Abstract
IgA uptake by rat liver was followed by a combination of perfusion and centrifugation techniques. Subcellular processing of IgA was complex, involving binding to plasma membranes, followed by translocation to at least 2 compartments of widely differing densities on sucrose gradients, neither of which appear to be lysosomal. Use of a labeled antibody to the plasma membrane enzyme 5''-nucleotidase indicated that only part of this activity was co-transported with IgA.