title: Comparative affinities and antagonistic potencies of various human calcitonin gene-related peptide fragments on calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors in brain and periphery.
abstract: Recent data have suggested that N-truncated human calcitonin gene-related peptide (hCGRP) fragments such as hCGRP8-37 and hCGRP12-37 behave as competitive antagonists in certain bioassays. The present study was undertaken to determine which amino acid residues between positions 8 to 12 are directly involved in ensuring high affinity and antagonist properties at CGRP receptors. In brain, atrium and vas deferens membrane preparations, hCGRP8-37 and hCGRP9-37 demonstrated affinities similar to or much higher than that of the native peptide hCGRP alpha. Shorter fragments such as hCGRP 10-37 and hCGRP 11-37 possessed less than 20% of the affinity of hCGRP alpha in these various assays demonstrating the critical importance of the Thr residue in position 9 for maintenance of adequate receptor affinity. In the in vitro guinea pig left and right atria bioassays, both hCGRP8-37 and hCGRP9-37 behaved as potent and competitive antagonists (pA2:7.0-7.7) of positive chronotropic and inotropic effects induced by hCGRP alpha. hCGRP 10-37 and hCGRP 11-37 were at least 10 times less potent (pA2: 6.1-6.6). Interestingly, both hCGRP 8-37 and hCGRP9-37 were much less potent (pA2: 6.2-6.3) in blocking the effects of hCGRP alpha in the rat vas deferens whereas only slight inhibition was observed at 1.0 microM with hCGRP10-37 and no blocking activity was detected with hCGRP11-37 at a low micromolar concentration. These results are in accordance with binding data and demonstrate further the importance of residues in positions 9 (Thr) and 10 (His) to ensure potent antagonistic properties of N-truncated hCGRP fragments.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Santé, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mimeault
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: St-Pierre
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quirion
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide