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Molecular characterization of bombesin receptors on rat pancreatic acinar AR42J cells. 1990

P Singh, and E Draviam, and Y S Guo, and A Kurosky

Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.

A biologically active, chemically defined, radioactive ligand was used for characterizing bombesin (BBS) receptors on rat pancreatic acinar cancer cells (AR42J). [Tyr4]BBS, iodinated with enzymobeads and fractionated by high-performance liquid chromatography, was monitored for biological activity as evidenced by gastrin release from perfused isolated rat stomach. The monoiodinated peptide peak was greater than 95% biologically active, with a specific activity of greater than 2,000 disintegrations.min-1.fmol-1. The maximum number of BBS receptors per cell were measured at 30 degrees C after 20-25 min of incubation; binding was submaximum at temperatures lower or higher than 30 degrees C. A single class of high-affinity binding sites (Kd = 1.77 +/- 0.21 nM) was identified for BBS on AR42J cells and nonspecific binding was less than 20-30% at all points. A total of 1.47 +/- 0.14 x 10(5) specific BBS binding sites per cell were measured that were specific for BBS and gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) analogues. Iodinated GRP-(1-27) was cross-linked to BBS receptors on AR42J cells using several bifunctional cross-linking reagents followed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the solubilized receptor complex under reducing and nonreducing conditions. A densitometric analysis of the autoradiographs demonstrated the presence of an approximately 80- to 85-kDa molecular form of the receptor as a major component under both reducing and nonreducing conditions. These results indicated that the receptor molecule is a single subunit without multiple chains covalently attached by disulfide bonding.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008970	Molecular Weight	The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule.	Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D010179	Pancreas	A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
D001839	Bombesin	A tetradecapeptide originally obtained from the skins of toads Bombina bombina and B. variegata. It is also an endogenous neurotransmitter in many animals including mammals. Bombesin affects vascular and other smooth muscle, gastric secretion, and renal circulation and function.	Bombesin 14,Bombesin Dihydrochloride,Dihydrochloride, Bombesin
D002460	Cell Line	Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely.	Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D002462	Cell Membrane	The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.	Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001667	Binding, Competitive	The interaction of two or more substrates or ligands with the same binding site. The displacement of one by the other is used in quantitative and selective affinity measurements.	Competitive Binding
D017981	Receptors, Neurotransmitter	Cell surface receptors that bind signalling molecules released by neurons and convert these signals into intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Neurotransmitter is used here in its most general sense, including not only messengers that act to regulate ion channels, but also those which act on second messenger systems and those which may act at a distance from their release sites. Included are receptors for neuromodulators, neuroregulators, neuromediators, and neurohumors, whether or not located at synapses.	Neurohumor Receptors,Neuromediator Receptors,Neuromodulator Receptors,Neuroregulator Receptors,Receptors, Neurohumor,Receptors, Synaptic,Synaptic Receptor,Synaptic Receptors,Neuromediator Receptor,Neuromodulator Receptor,Neuroregulator Receptor,Neurotransmitter Receptor,Receptors, Neuromediators,Receptors, Neuromodulators,Receptors, Neuroregulators,Receptors, Neurotransmitters,Neuromediators Receptors,Neuromodulators Receptors,Neuroregulators Receptors,Neurotransmitter Receptors,Neurotransmitters Receptors,Receptor, Neuromediator,Receptor, Neuromodulator,Receptor, Neuroregulator,Receptor, Neurotransmitter,Receptor, Synaptic,Receptors, Neuromediator,Receptors, Neuromodulator,Receptors, Neuroregulator
D018004	Receptors, Bombesin	Cell surface proteins that bind bombesin or closely related peptides with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Gastrin- releasing peptide (GRP); GRP 18-27 (neuromedin C), and neuromedin B are endogenous ligands of bombesin receptors in mammals.	Bombesin Receptors,Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptors,Neuromedin B Receptors,Receptors, Gastrin-Releasing Peptide,Receptors, Neuromedin B,Bombesin Receptor,Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor,Neuromedin B Receptor,B Receptor, Neuromedin,B Receptors, Neuromedin,Gastrin Releasing Peptide Receptor,Gastrin Releasing Peptide Receptors,Peptide Receptor, Gastrin-Releasing,Peptide Receptors, Gastrin-Releasing,Receptor, Bombesin,Receptor, Gastrin-Releasing Peptide,Receptor, Neuromedin B,Receptors, Gastrin Releasing Peptide