title: Temperature-dependent interaction of the bovine hippocampal serotonin(1A) receptor with G-proteins.
abstract: The ligand binding and G-protein coupling of the bovine hippocampal 5-HT1A receptor as a function of temperature was monitored. There is an almost complete and irreversible loss in agonist binding at 50 degrees C. However, the antagonist binding is reduced only by 50%, and this could be reversed if the temperature is lowered to 25 degrees C. Interestingly, the agonist binding of the 5-HT1A receptor in membranes exposed to 50 degrees C is inhibited to a much lesser extent by GTP-gamma-S, a non-hydrolysable analogue of GTP, indicating uncoupling of the 5-HT1A receptor to G-proteins at 50 degrees C. We propose that high temperature selectively and irreversibly inactivates G-proteins thereby affecting G-protein-receptor interaction and agonist binding of the 5-HT1A receptor.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Vaishali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Javadekar-Subhedar
authors.forename: Amitabha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000494:pharmacology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A; D012701:Serotonin; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins