title: Monoclonal antibody to the delta opioid receptor acts as an agonist in dual regulation of adenylate cyclase in NG108-15 cells.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies generated against multiple antigenic peptides of the N-terminal sequence (3LVPSARAELQSSPLV17) of the cloned delta opioid receptor immunoprecipitated a 58 kDa protein from CHAPS-solubilized NG108-15 membranes. The immunoprecipitates bound [3H]DPDPE--but not [3H]DAMGO--with a Kd of 6.4 nM and a Bmax of 75 pM. Western blot analysis revealed a distinct band of 58 kDa. The antibodies inhibited basal and PGE1-stimulated cAMP levels, and mimicked the effect of agonists manifest in a compensatory increase in cAMP formation. The antibody will be potentially useful in the analysis of functional epitopes on the delta opioid receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000527:Alprostadil / Q000494:pharmacology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000378:metabolism; D000939:Epitopes; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005910:Glioma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000276:immunology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004745:Enkephalins; D000939:Epitopes; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D000527:Alprostadil