Expression, characterization, and purification of C-terminally hexahistidine-tagged thromboxane A2 receptors.
Thromboxane A2 (TxA2) receptors belong to the class of G-protein-coupled receptors. Knowledge of the relationship of structure to function for TxA2 receptors is limited because of their low levels of expression, lengthy purification procedures and poor recoveries. A C-terminal hexahistidine-tag (C-His) was ligated to the alpha-isoform of TxA2 receptors and expressed in COS-7 and Chinese hamster ovary cells. The C-His-TxA2 receptors bound the radioligands 125I-7-[(1R,2S,3S,5R)-6, 6-dimethyl-3-(4-benzenesulfonylamino)bicyclo[3.1. 1]hept-2-yl]-5(Z)-heptenoic acid, an antagonist, and 125I-[1S-1alpha, 2beta(5Z),3alpha(1E,3S*), 4alpha]-7-[3[(3-hydroxy-4-(4'-phenoxy)-1butenyl)-7-oxabicycl o-[2.2. 1]heptan-2-yl]-5-heptanoic acid, an agonist, with affinities not significantly different from those of the wild type (wt)-TxA2 receptors. LipofectAMINE transfection of the cDNAs resulted in high levels of expression (Bmax = 95 +/- 6 pmol/mg) of the C-His-TxA2 receptors. In competition binding studies the IC50 values of five different ligands were not significantly different between C-His-TxA2 and wt-TxA2 receptors. Agonist-induced stimulation of cAMP and total inositol phosphate formation were not significantly different between the two receptors. Purification on a Ni2+-NTA column resulted in a rapid (within 4 h) purification with a 36 +/- 2% recovery and a 30 +/- 6-fold purification (n = 5). The partially purified receptors were resolved on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane, dissolved in acetone/trifluoroacetic acid/hexafluoroisopropanol/sinapinic acid, and successfully subjected to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry analysis. The results suggest that the combination of a high level of expression of C-His-TxA2 receptors and a rapid purification procedure followed by SDS- polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis may provide a useful approach for mass-spectrometry based structure-function and other studies of TxA2 receptors.
Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
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D000345:Affinity Labels; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016466:CHO Cells; D019556:COS Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006639:Histidine / Q000378:metabolism*; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
D000345:Affinity Labels; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D006639:Histidine; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP