title: Characteristics of non-opioid beta-endorphin receptor.
abstract: Tritium-labeled selective agonist of non-opioid beta-endorphin receptor, the decapeptide immunorphine ([3H]SLTCLVKGFY) with specific activity of 24 Ci/mmol has been prepared. By its use, non-opioid beta-endorphin receptors were revealed and characterized on mouse peritoneal macrophages and rat myocardium, spleen, adrenal, and brain membranes. The non-opioid beta-endorphin receptor of macrophages has in addition to immunorphine (Kd of the [3H]immunorphine-receptor complex was 2.4 +/- 0.1 nM) and beta-endorphin (Ki of the [3H]immunorphine specific binding was 2.9 +/- 0.2 nM) a high affinity for Fc-fragment of human IgG1, pentarphine (VKGFY), cyclopentarphine [cyclo(VKGFY)], and [Pro3]pentarphine (VKPFY) (Ki values were 0.0060 +/- 0.0004, 2.7 +/- 0.2, 2.6 +/- 0.2, and 2.8 +/- 0.2 nM, respectively) and is insensitive to naloxone and [Met5]enkephalin (Ki > 100 microM). Treatment of macrophages with trypsin resulted in the loss of their ability for the specific binding of [3H]immunorphine. Values of the specific binding of 8.4 nM [3H]immunorphine to rat adrenal, spleen, myocardium, and brain membranes were determined to be 1146.0 +/- 44.7, 698.6 +/- 28.1, 279.1 +/- 15.4, and 172.2 +/- 1.8 fmol/mg protein, respectively. Unlabeled beta-endorphin, pentarphine, [Pro3]pentarphine, cyclopentarphine, cyclodipentarphine [cyclo(VKGFYVKGFY)], and Fc-fragment of IgG1 inhibited the binding of [3H]immunorphine to membranes from these organs. No specific binding of [3H]immunorphine to rat liver, lung, kidney, and intestine membranes was found.
authors.affiliation: Branch of Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino 142290, Moscow Region, Russia. navolots@fibkh.serpukhov.su
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Navolotskaya
authors.forename: Yu A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Kovalitskaya
authors.forename: Yu A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Zolotarev
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kolobov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kampe-Nemm
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Malkova
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Yurovsky
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Lipkin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007141:Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009020:Morphine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000819:agonists / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007141:Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D009842:Oligopeptides; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D009020:Morphine