title: Structural specificity of MIF-1 and Tyr-MIF-1 in augmenting GABA-stimulated benzodiazepine receptor binding.
abstract: The possibility of a linkage between endogenous peptides and the GABA-benzodiazepine system has been greatly strengthened by reports that the brain peptides MIF-1(Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2) and Tyr-MIF-1(Tyr-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2) augment GABA-stimulated benzodiazepine binding. We evaluated the actions of fragments and analogs of these small peptides on GABA-stimulated benzodiazepine binding in mouse cortical brain membranes. Fragments of Tyr-MIF-1, several compounds related to MIF-1, or several analogs of Tyr-MIF-1 had no effect on binding. These results demonstrate the specificity of the effects of MIF-1 and Tyr-MIF-1 on GABA-stimulated benzodiazepine binding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kastin
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaver
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fischman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horvath
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000187:drug effects; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D009075:MSH Release-Inhibiting Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; C036930:tyrosyl-prolyl-leucyl-glycinamide; D009075:MSH Release-Inhibiting Hormone