title: Partial proteolytic digestion of the mammary prolactin receptor: identification of smaller prolactin binding fragments.
abstract: Partial proteolytic digestion of the mammary prolactin (PRL) receptor was used to generate receptor fragments and analyze their immunoreactivity and PRL binding properties. Tryptic digestion of the PRL receptor produced two immunoreactive fragments (Mr approximately 30,000 and approximately 15,000) that reacted with a monoclonal anti-PRL receptor antibody and still specifically bound PRL, while the complete immunoreactive PRL binding unit (Mr approximately 42,000) disappeared. Neither chymotrypsin nor V8 protease were able to generate any immunoreactive receptor fragments. These receptor fragments may represent smaller PRL binding receptor form(s) of biological significance.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Endocrinologie Moléculaire, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dusanter-Fourt
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Djiane
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D011817:Rabbits; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D011981:Receptors, Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011981:Receptors, Prolactin; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases