Table 1. Rates of loss of receptors from the cell surface in transiently transfected cell lines expressing the wild type and mutant eel LHRs

eel LHR cell lines t1/2 (min) Plateau (% of control)
eel LHR-wild type 2.6±0.3 56.9±4.5
eel LHR-L469R 2.7±0.5 60.3±5.8
eel LHR-D590Y 6.2±0.8 64.4±5.2
eel LHR-D417N -1 81.9±6.9
eel LHR-Y558F - 80.2±7.1
Nondetectable.