Reconstitution of partially purified opioid receptors with a GTP-binding protein |
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Authors: | T Fujioka F Inoue S Sumita M Kuriyama |
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Institution: | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Partially purified opioid receptors, obtained from rat brains using an affinity resin, AF-Amino Toyopearl with D-Ala2, Leu5]enkephalin, were reconstituted with an inhibitory GTP-binding protein (Gi). In the reconstituted system, the displacement curve for the binding of a delta-agonist, D-Ala2, D-Leu5]enkephalin, showed two states, high and low affinity binding ones, with different affinities for the agonist. The high affinity binding was eliminated by the addition of a guanine nucleotide analog to the system. These results directly showed that opioid receptors, at least the delta-type, could interact with Gi. |
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