title: Association of the atrial natriuretic factor receptor with guanylate cyclase in solubilized rat glomerular membranes.
abstract: The elution profile of solubilized rat glomerular membranes from a gel filtration column showed two peaks of 125I-ANF (atrial natriuretic factor) binding (367 +/- 21, 156 +/- 12 KDa). Over 85% of the total binding for the extract was in the 367 KDa peak. Guanylate cyclase activity was correlated with 125I-ANF specific binding. ANF activation of guanylate cyclase was also observed. As observed previously with particulate membrane, Scatchard-analysis of ANF binding data with the solubilized extract was consistent with a two-site model. Both affinities (Kd's), 4 pM and 1 nM, are within the range of blood concentrations reported for ANF. These observations suggest that most rat glomerular ANF receptors are large molecular complexes coupled with guanylate cyclase in the 300-350 KDa size range.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C472610:atrial natriuretic peptide, rat; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor