Radioligand binding properties of VV-hemorphin 7, an atypical opioid peptide |
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Authors: | Szikra J Benyhe S Orosz G Darula Z Piot J M Fruitier I Monory K Hanoune J Borsodi A |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, H-6701, Hungary |
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Abstract: | Receptor binding properties of the hemoglobin-derived nonapeptide VV-hemorphin 7 (Val-Val-Tyr-Pro-Trp-Thr-Gln-Arg-Phe-OH) were studied using both the unlabelled form and tritium-labelled derivative of the peptide. In binding studies using selective opioid radioligands, VV-hemorphin 7 exhibited a rank order of potency of mu > kappa > delta. VV-hemorphin 7 was tritiated resulting in a compound with 1.03 TBq/mmol (27.8 Ci/mmol) specific radioactivity. The maximal number of binding sites was found to be 66.5 pmol/mg protein with an affinity of 82.1 nM in rat brain membranes. In competition studies, marked similarity was observed to the binding profile of the naturally occurring opioid heptapeptide Met-enkephalin-Arg-Phe (MERF) and its analogues to their naloxone-insensitive binding site. The common -Arg-Phe sequence at the carboxyl terminal end, which is similar to those of other endogenous peptides (-Arg-Phe-NH(2) in neuropeptide FF and FMRF-NH(2)) brings attention to the C-terminal end of the molecule and points to the possible existence of a common nonopioid binding site in mammals. |
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