title: Secreted mouse prolactin (PRL) and stored ovine PRL. II. Role of amides in receptor binding and immunoreactivity.
abstract: Native PRL and des-amido forms 1, 2, and 3 were tested for their individual immunochemical and receptor-binding abilities. The results show that deamidation of either secreted mouse PRL or stored ovine PRL alters their binding in a radioreceptor assay. For each accumulated deamidation there was a statistically significant (P less than 0.05) decrease in the binding potency of either stored ovine PRL or secreted mouse PRL to a cell membrane receptor preparation. RIAs indicated that there was a statistically significant (P less than 0.05) decrease in PRL's immunopotency toward polyclonal antisera only when select residues deamidated. This study suggests that all the asn/gln residues which deamidate in order to make des-amido forms 1, 2, and 3 constitute part of the receptor-binding domains of both secreted and stored PRLs, while only a fraction of those same residues form portions of PRL's antigenic sites. Thus PRL's receptor-binding surface is separated from its antigenic sites, with only partial overlap being indicated. Our data also indicate that there are no major structural differences in the receptor-binding domains of secreted and stored PRLs. We also see that the receptor-binding domain of PRL has been highly conserved throughout evolution. Since the binding affinity of PRL to a membrane-bound receptor can be altered through deamidation, we view the process as a plausible regulatory mechanism for controlling the quantitative action of PRL at a given target organ.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Haro
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Talamantes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D005260:Female; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D007774:Lactation; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D011247:Pregnancy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D011981:Receptors, Prolactin; D012756:Sheep; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011981:Receptors, Prolactin; D011388:Prolactin