title: Evidence for heterogeneity of muscarinic receptors in the mollusc Pleurobranchaea.
abstract: The properties of the specific binding of the muscarinic antagonist [125I]3-quinuclidinyl-4-iodobenzilate ([125I]4IQNB] to nervous tissue of Pleurobranchaea california were characterized. The specific binding of [125I]4IQNB to Pleurobranchaea nervous tissue was characterized by its high affinity (Kd = 0.61 +/- 0.11 nM) and saturability (Bmax = 602 +/- 46 fmol/mg protein). A comparison of the numbers of binding sites recognized by [125I]4IQNB and l-[3H]QNB in nervous tissue of three invertebrate species indicated that in Aplysia and Cancer magister (crab) ganglia membranes the two radioligands labeled comparable numbers of binding sites; however, in Pleurobranchaea membranes l-[3H]QNB recognized only a subpopulation (8-10%) of the total number of [125I]4IQNB binding sites. The disparity in the numbers of binding sites labeled by these radioligands was consistent with our finding of a heterogeneity of muscarinic antagonist binding sites in l-QNB competition experiments in Pleurobranchaea. Computer-assisted analysis of l-QNB competition of [125I]4IQNB specific binding demonstrated that these data were best described by a two-site model with high- and low-affinity sites for l-QNB. The high-affinity site recognized by l-QNB possessed an IC50 value of 0.2 nM and comprised 18% of the total specific binding, while the lower affinity site had an IC50 value of 55.6 nM and comprised the remaining 82% of the total population of [125I]4IQNB recognition sites. The IC50 value for l-QNB at the high-affinity site in Pleurobranchaea membranes is in excellent agreement with Kd values for l-[3H]QNB labeling of classical muscarinic receptors in a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate species.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331.
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Mpitsos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008974:Mollusca / Q000378:metabolism; D009420:Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism; D011812:Quinuclidines / Q000378:metabolism*; D011813:Quinuclidinyl Benzilate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011812:Quinuclidines; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D011813:Quinuclidinyl Benzilate; C040062:3-quinuclidinyl-4-iodobenzilate