Radioligand binding assays for high affinity binders in the presence of endogenous ligands

Conference · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5097355

White, III, H B; McGahan, T

Endogenous ligands complicate radioligand-binding assays of high-affinity binding proteins by obscuring binding sites or by diluting the labeled ligand. They have developed a mathematical model for such systems where structurally identical radioligand and endogenous ligand can be equilibrated on the binding site and bound radioligand measured. A double-reciprocal plot of bound radioligand, *L/sub B/, versus sample volume, V, yields a straight line. Introduction of scaling factors for sample dilution, F, and total radioligand available, *L/sub T/, produces a plot in which the x-intercept yields the endogenous ligand concentration, (L/sub T/); the slope is the reciprocal of the binding protein concentration, (P/sub T/)/sup -1/; and the y-intercept is the fractional saturation of the high-affinity binder, L/sub T//P/sub T/. This type of analysis has been applied to the assay of high-affinity biotin-binding proteins in egg yolk. Its use led to the detection of a second biotin-binding protein which is heat labile. The conceptual approach can be applied to the assay of other high-affinity binders.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Delaware, Newark
• OSTI ID: 5097355
• Report Number(s): CONF-8606151-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AFFINITY
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
EGGS
KINETICS
LIGANDS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROTEINS
RADIOASSAY
REACTION KINETICS
RECEPTORS