title: Characterisation of L-[3H]glutamate binding to fresh and frozen crude plasma membranes isolated from cerebral cortex of adult rats.
abstract: Specific [3H]glutamate binding to fresh crude plasma membranes (CPMs) was compared with binding to frozen CPMs and the optimal conditions for the binding to frozen CPMs isolated from cerebral cortex of adult rats were determined. Freezing reduced [3H]glutamate binding (3.5-fold), and pre-incubation of previously frozen membranes followed by three washes increased binding (4.5-fold) when compared to fresh samples. CPMs washed once, pre-incubated at 37 degrees C and washed 3 times was adopted as the most adequate condition for the binding assay of frozen membranes. In a Cl(-)-containing medium, [3H]glutamate binding (Bmax=97.9 pmol/mg, Kd=349.68 nM) to this frozen CPM preparation was significantly displaced by excess quisqualic acid (QA) (65%), L-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (L-AP4) (35%), trans-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylate (1S,3R-ACPD) (25%) and alfa-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) (25%). In a Cl(-)-free medium, binding (Bmax=44.14 pmol/mg, 311 nM) was significantly displaced by QA (45%), L-AP4 (25%), ACPD (25%), AMPA (25%), kainic acid (20%) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (15%).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Emanuelli
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium; D018698:Glutamic Acid