title: Allosteric interactions among agonists and antagonists at 5-hydroxytryptamine3 receptors.
abstract: Cooperation in the action of agonists suggests that there are multiple binding sites on 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptors. The purpose of this study was to characterize these binding sites and their interactions on both native and cloned 5-HT3 receptors. The affinities of competitive 5-HT3 receptor antagonists were similar regardless of whether the receptors were labeled with [3H]RS-42358, [3H]granisetron, or 1-(m-[3H]chlorophenyl)biguanide ([3H]mCPG). By contrast, the affinities of the agonists 5-HT, mCPG, and phenylbiguanide were approximately 10-fold higher when the receptors were labeled with [3H]mCPG. The dissociation of [3H]mCPG, [3H]RS-42358, and [3H]RS-25259, but not [3H]granisetron, from both cloned and native 5-HT3 receptors was markedly slower in the presence of 5-HT or 2-methyl-5-HT than in the presence of antagonists such as RS-42358. This suggests that the binding of these agonists to unoccupied sites on the receptor can increase the receptor's affinity for prebound ligands and thereby slow their dissociation. These data support previous indications of positive cooperation among multiple binding sites on both native and cloned 5-HT3 receptors, and they extend this idea by demonstrating that agonists can modify the interaction of some, but not all, antagonists with the receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Syntex Discovery Research, Palo Alto, California 94303, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bonhaus
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stefanich
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Loury
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Eglen
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000494:Allosteric Regulation; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists