title: Polyamines modulate the binding of [3H]MK-801 to the solubilized N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor.
abstract: Spermine and spermidine enhance the binding of [3H](+)-5- methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine ([3H]MK-801) to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in membranes prepared from rat brain. These polyamines also enhance binding of [3H]MK-801 to NMDA receptors that have been solubilized with deoxycholate. Other polyamines selectively antagonize this effect, a finding indicating that the polyamine recognition site retains pharmacological and structural specificity after solubilization. In the presence of spermidine, an increase in the affinity of the solubilized NMDA receptor for [3H]MK-801 is observed. However, the rates of both association and dissociation of [3H]MK-801 binding to solubilized NMDA receptors are accelerated when assays are carried out in the presence of spermidine. When kinetic data are transformed, pseudo-first-order association and first-order dissociation plots are nonlinear in the presence of spermidine, an observation indicating a complex binding mechanism. Effects of spermidine on solubilized NMDA receptors are similar to effects previously described in studies of membrane-bound receptors. The data indicate that polyamines interact with a specific recognition site that remains associated with other components of the NMDA receptor complex after detergent solubilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6084.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Molinoff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000378:metabolism*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D011073:Polyamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013095:Spermidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013096:Spermine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D011073:Polyamines; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D014316:Tritium; D013096:Spermine; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D013095:Spermidine