Temperature-dependent interaction of the bovine hippocampal serotonin(1A) receptor with G-proteins |
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Authors: | Javadekar-Subhedar Vaishali Chattopadhyay Amitabha |
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Institution: | Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India. |
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Abstract: | The ligand binding and G-protein coupling of the bovine hippocampal 5-HT1A receptor as a function of temperature was monitored. There is an almost complete and irreversible loss in agonist binding at 50 degrees C. However, the antagonist binding is reduced only by 50%, and this could be reversed if the temperature is lowered to 25 degrees C. Interestingly, the agonist binding of the 5-HT1A receptor in membranes exposed to 50 degrees C is inhibited to a much lesser extent by GTP-gamma-S, a non-hydrolysable analogue of GTP, indicating uncoupling of the 5-HT1A receptor to G-proteins at 50 degrees C. We propose that high temperature selectively and irreversibly inactivates G-proteins thereby affecting G-protein-receptor interaction and agonist binding of the 5-HT1A receptor. |
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