title: Purification and characterization of the rat liver vasopressin (V1) receptor.
abstract: Utilizing a proteoliposome reconstitution system, we have purified the rat liver V1 vasopressin receptor to near homogeneity. The receptor was purified approximately 21,000-fold from rat liver membranes, using differential detergent solubilization, size exclusion gel filtration, lectin affinity, and ion-exchange chromatography. The purified receptor exhibits a Kd of 6 nM, when, prior to solubilization, the membranes were exposed to 1 microM vasopressin. This resulted in the association of a pertussis toxin-insensitive guanine nucleotide-binding protein with the receptor during most of the purification procedure. In the absence of this association, the receptor had a Kd of approximately 30 nM. Association of the receptor with a G-protein was confirmed by the ability of vasopressin to stimulate the hydrolysis of [gamma-32P]GTP. The specific activity of the vasopressin-stimulated hydrolysis was 25 nmol/min/mg, approximately 8,000-fold higher than values obtained with crude reconstituted receptor preparations. Cross-linking of 125I-vasopressin to a partially purified preparation of receptor demonstrated that the receptor had a molecular weight of approximately 68,000 under reducing conditions, and 58,000 under nonreducing conditions. The purification procedure may prove useful in purifying a number of small peptide hormone receptors (e.g. bradykinin, angiotensin II) and perhaps their associated G-proteins as well.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D017483:Receptors, Vasopressin; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D017483:Receptors, Vasopressin; D014667:Vasopressins; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate