title: The binding characteristics of a human bladder recombinant P2X purinoceptor, labelled with [3H]-alpha beta meATP, [35S]-ATP gamma S or [33P]-ATP.
abstract: 1. The binding of [3H]-alpha beta meATP, [35s]-ATP gamma S and [alpha 33P]-ATP to a human bladder P2X purinoceptor, transiently expressed in CHO-K1 cells using the Semliki Forest Virus (SFV) expression system, was examined. The characteristics of the binding sites were compared with results obtained in rat vas deferens, a tissue in which the radioligands are thought to label P2X purinoceptors and in which the endogenous P2X purinoceptor displays high homology with the human bladder P2X purinoceptor. 2. In non-infected CHO-K1 cells, 100 microM ATP evoked only small inward currents (40 pA) in approximately 30% of the cells when studied by the whole-cell voltage clamp technique. In membranes prepared from either these non-infected cells or cells infected with SFV containing the LacZ gene (SFV-LacZ), [3H]-alpha beta meATP bound with low affinity (pKd = 7.04; Bmax = 8.88 pmol ml-1 protein) and there was only a low density of [35S]-ATP gamma S binding sites (pKd = 8.74; Bmax = 358 fmol ml-1 protein). These binding sites differed from those present in rat vas deferens. Thus, pIC50 values for alpha beta meATP (6.5) and L-beta gamma meATP (4.0) at the [3H]-alpha beta meATP binding sites in non-infected CHO-K1 cells were much lower than the respective pIC50 values of 8.3 and 7.7, determined in rat vas deferens. Similarly, affinity estimates (pIC50 values) for ATP (6.82), 2-meS-ATP (5.43), ATP gamma S (7.06) and alpha beta meATP (4.84) at the [35S]-ATP gamma S binding sites in non-infected CHO-K1 cells were up to 2291 fold lower than the respective values of 9.01, 8.79, 8.73 and 7.57, determined in rat vas deferens. 3. In CHO-K1 cells infected using SFV containing the cDNA for the human bladder P2X purinoceptor (SFV-h.P2X), ATP, 2-meS-ATP and alpha beta meATP evoked large inward currents (2-7 nA) in whole cell voltage clamp studies. In membranes prepared from these SFV-h.P2X infected cells, [3H]-alpha beta meATP binding was increased, compared to that measured in the non infected or SFV-LacZ infected cells, with only high affinity [3H]-alpha beta meATP binding sites being detected (pKd = 9.21; Bmax = 3.54 pmol mg-1 protein). The pIC50 values for alpha beta meATP (8.2) and L-beta gamma meATP (7.2) in competing for these sites were the same or similar to the values determined in rat vas deferens. 4. A high density of [35H]-ATP gamma S binding sites (pKd = 9.09; Bmax = 6.82 pmol mg-1 protein) was also present in the membranes from CHO-K1 cells infected with SFV-h.P2X and affinity estimates (pIC50 values) for ATP (8.93), 2-meS-ATP (8.23), ATP gamma S (8.08), and alpha beta meATP (7.17) at competing for these sites were as much as 631 fold higher than the respective values determined in non-infected CHO-K1 cells but were close to the values determined in rat vas deferens. Similar data were obtained with [alpha 33P]-ATP as radioligand. 5. These data suggest that [3H]-alpha beta meATP, [35S]-ATP gamma S and [33P]-ATP label the human bladder recombinant P2X purinoceptor expressed in CHO-K1 cells following infection with SFV-h.P2X and provide further corroborative evidence to support the contention that the high affinity binding sites for these radioligands in rat vas deferens are P2X purinoceptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lundström
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Buell
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Surprenant
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valera
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Humphrey
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes; D014316:Tritium; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000378:metabolism*; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes; D014316:Tritium; C022571:adenosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate); D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; C002630:alpha,beta-methyleneadenosine 5'-triphosphate