Stereospecific [3H](−)-alprenolol binding sites, β-adrenergic receptors and adenylate cyclase

RJ Lefkowitz, C Mukherjee, M Coverstone… - … and biophysical research …, 1974 - Elsevier
RJ Lefkowitz, C Mukherjee, M Coverstone, MG Caron
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 1974Elsevier
Abstract The binding of [3 H](−)-alprenolol (a potent β-adrenergic antagonist) to sites in frog
erythrocyte membranes has been studied by a centrifugal assay. The specificity of the
binding sites is strikingly similar to what might be expected of the β-adrenergic receptor
binding sites which mediate stimulation of adenylate cyclase by catecholamines in these
membranes. The sites bind β-adrenergic antagonists and agonists with affinities which are
directly related to their antagonist or agonist potency on the frog erythrocyte membrane …
Abstract
The binding of [3H](−)-alprenolol (a potent β-adrenergic antagonist) to sites in frog erythrocyte membranes has been studied by a centrifugal assay. The specificity of the binding sites is strikingly similar to what might be expected of the β-adrenergic receptor binding sites which mediate stimulation of adenylate cyclase by catecholamines in these membranes. The sites bind β-adrenergic antagonists and agonists with affinities which are directly related to their antagonist or agonist potency on the frog erythrocyte membrane adenylate cyclase. Binding shows strict stereospecificity with (−)-isomers exhibiting two orders of magnitude higher affinities than (+)-isomers. Dissociation constants for potent β-adrenergic antagonists are in the range of 10−9 – 10−8M whereas those for β-adrenergic agonists are about two orders of magnitude higher (≥ 10−6M).
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