title: Characterization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone binding to pituitary receptors in the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata).
abstract: Receptors for GnRH in the pituitary of Sparus aurata were characterized using iodinated [D-Ala6-Pro9-NEt]-LHRH (GnRHa). Equilibrium binding of the ligand to the receptor was achieved after 1 h at 4 degrees C. Binding of the radioligand was a function of tissue concentration, with a linear correlation over the range of one-sixteenth to three-fourths pituitary per tube. Displacement experiments with salmon GnRH (sGnRH), GnRHa, as well as unrelated peptides demonstrated the specificity of the receptors. Binding was found to be saturable at ligand concentrations of 4 x 10(-9) M. Scatchard analysis of the saturation data suggested the presence of a single class of high-affinity sites (Ka = 0.567 +/- 0.136 x 10(9) M-1, Bmax = 1091 +/- 207 fmol/mg protein).
authors.affiliation: National Center for Mariculture, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute, Eilat.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pagelson
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zohar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D011966:Receptors, LHRH / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011966:Receptors, LHRH; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone