title: Influence of degradation on binding properties and biological activity of endomorphin 1.
abstract: The recently-isolated endogenous peptide endomorphin 1 has high affinity for the mu opioid receptor and plays an important role in analgesia. Several of its degradation products have been isolated from the central nervous system. Degradation products present structural similarities and may influence the receptor binding properties and biological activity of the parent compound. Therefore, we investigated how degradation of endomorphin 1 might influence ligand binding to the mu opioid receptor, the consequent activation of G proteins and its antinociceptive effect. Both N- and C-terminal truncation of endomorphin 1 resulted in peptides presenting considerably lower opioid receptor binding potency. None of these peptides had an effect on GTP binding, nor was able to produce analgesia, suggesting that degradation destroys the biological activity of endomorphin 1.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szatmári
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biyashev
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tömböly
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mácsai
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szabó
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borsodi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lengyel
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000819:agonists
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; C105293:endomorphin 1; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)