title: Identification and affinity labeling of very high affinity binding sites for the phenylalkylamine series of Ca+ channel blockers in the Drosophila nervous system.
abstract: The interaction of putative Ca2+ channels of Drosophila head membranes with molecules of the phenylalkylamine series was studied from binding experiments using (-)-[3H]D888 and (+/-)-[3H]verapamil. These ligands recognize a single class (Kd = 0.1-0.4 nM; Bmax = 1600-1800 fmol/mg of protein) of very high affinity binding sites. The most potent molecule in the phenylalkylamine series was (-)-verapamil with a Kd value as exceptionally low as 4.7 pM. Molecules in the benzothiazepine and diphenylbutylpiperidine series of Ca2+ channel blockers as well as bepridil inhibited (-)-[3H]D888 binding in a competitive way with Kd values between 12 and 190 nM, suggesting a close correlation, as in the mammalian system, between these receptor sites and those recognizing phenylalkylamines. A tritiated (arylazido)phenylalkylamine with high affinity for the Drosophila head membranes, phenylalkylamine receptor Kd = 0.24 nM), was used in photoaffinity experiments. A protein of Mr 135,000 +/- 5,000 was specifically labeled after ultraviolet irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Biochimie du CNRS, Parc Valrose, Nice, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pauron
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barhanin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuany
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pralavorio
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Berge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazdunski
mesh_terms: D000345:Affinity Labels / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004330:Drosophila / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D009420:Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic