Abstract:
:The influence of prior incubation on [3H]tryptamine binding was investigated in rat brain synaptic plasma membranes. A 55 min preincubation of the membranes at 37 degrees C induced an approx. 2.4-fold increase in the specific binding of [3H]ligand to the subsequently washed preparations and this phenomenon was quite temperature-dependent. On the other hand, the proportion of nonspecific binding sites was significantly decreased by 70% of the original sites within 20 min of the start of preincubation. Pargyline, ascorbic acid, EGTA, metal ions (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+) and guanine nucleotides, included in the preincubation buffer, were all inactive on the stimulation of [3H]tryptamine binding, while the pretreatment of membranes with glutaraldehyde antagonized the augmentation of this binding. Furthermore, it was revealed that the Scatchard plot of the [3H]tryptamine binding preincubated at 0 degree C conformed to a straight line (KD = 33.1 nM, Bmax = 543 fmoles/mg protein), whereas a curvilinear Scatchard plot was obtained at 37 degrees C preincubation. Nonlinear regression analysis of the latter resulted in apparent KD (nM) & Bmax (fmoles/mg protein) values of 0.45 & 102.7 and 33.7 & 603.4 for the high and low affinity sites, respectively. All these observations lead to the inference that the preincubation-induced increase in [3H]tryptamine binding (i.e., nearly high affinity proportion of sites) may occur as a result of temperature-sensitive interconvertible conformational changes.
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Karasawa A,Serikyaku S,Ishitani Rdoi
10.1016/0024-3205(86)90428-5subject
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1986-04-07 00:00:00pages
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