Temperature and isoproterenol modulation of beta-adrenergic receptor characteristics |
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Authors: | P J Scarpace S W O'Connor I B Abrass |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA;2. Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA;3. Department of Pathology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA |
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Abstract: | Since agonists and temperature affect receptor affinity, and since these factors may influence the actual determination of receptor affinity, we assessed the in vitro effects of temperature and isoproterenol on the high and low affinity states of beta-adrenergic receptors in rat membrane preparations. There was a temperature-dependent decrease in beta-adrenergic receptor agonist affinity which was further promoted by the presence of isoproterenol. The decrease in receptor agonist affinity was reflected by a decrease in the number of receptors in the high affinity state. These data suggest that receptor desensitization may occur in membrane preparations in vitro and that the present methodology used to assess agonist affinity in vitro may itself alter the very properties being measured. |
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