title: Identification of the 5-HT1A receptor binding subunit in rat brain membranes using the photoaffinity probe [3H]8-methoxy-2-[N-n-propyl, N-3-(2-nitro-4-azidophenyl)aminopropyl]aminotetralin.
abstract: The synthesis of a tritiated derivative of the 5-HT1A photoaffinity probe 8-methoxy-2-[N-n-propyl, N-3-(2-nitro-4-azidophenyl)aminopropyl]aminotetralin ([3H]8-methoxy-3'-NAP-amino-PAT) allowed the use of this probe for attempting the irreversible labeling of specific binding sites in rat brain membranes. Sodium dodecyl-sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of proteins solubilized from hippocampal microsomal membranes that had been incubated with 20 nM [3H]8-methoxy-3'-NAP-amino-PAT under UV light revealed a marked incorporation of 3H label into a 63-kilodalton protein termed PI. As expected of a possible correspondence between PI and 5-HT1A receptor binding sites, 3H labeling by the photoaffinity probe could be prevented by selective 5-HT1A ligands such as 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin, ipsapirone, buspirone, and gepirone and by N-ethylmaleimide, but not by the 5-HT2 antagonist ketanserin, noradrenaline- and dopamine-related drugs, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and chlorimipramine. Furthermore, the regional and subcellular distributions of PI were identical to those of specific 5-HT1A binding sites. These results indicated that the binding subunit of the 5-HT1A receptor is a 63-kilodalton protein with a functionally important sulfhydryl group(s).
mesh_terms: D000345:Affinity Labels / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001386:Azides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008861:Microsomes / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D001386:Azides; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; C053146:8-methoxy-2-(N-n-propyl-N-3-(2-nitro-4-azidophenyl)aminopropyl)aminotetralin