Abstract
The mechanism of action of endothelin-receptor interactions was studied, using radioligand binding assays and SDS-PAGE, to investigate the possibility of disulfide interchange. Electrophoretic analysis suggested involvement of disulfide bond(s) in the receptor-ligand complex. Treatment of Et receptors with sulfhydryl-specific alkylating reagents (NEM or others) resulted in decreased ability to bind [125I]Et-1. [Dpr1-Asp15]Et-1, an antagonist homologous to Et but with an amide link replacing one of the disulfides, bound to Et receptors reversibly, but binding of Et-1 was less reversible. Preincubation of receptors with Et-L, but not with [Dpr1-Asp15]Et-L, protected receptors from alkylation with [14C]NEM. The data suggest that the Et receptor has a sulfhydryl group at or near the Et binding site. A model is proposed in which the role of the putative sulfhydryl group is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 82-88 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 328 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 9 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antagonist
- Eendothelin receptor
- Endothelin
- Mechanism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology