Molecular characterization of an. alpha. sub 2B -adrenergic receptor

Conference · Mon Feb 26 04:00:00 EST 1990 · FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States)

OSTI ID:5618616

Harrison, J K; Zeng, Dewan; D'Angelo, D D; Tucker, A L; Lu, Zhihong; Barber, C M; Lynch, K R ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville (United States)

{alpha}{sub 2}-Adrenergic receptors comprise a heterogeneous population based on pharmacologic and molecular evidence. The authors have isolated a cDNA clone (pRNG{alpha}2) encoding a previously undescribed third subtype of an {alpha}{sub 2}-adrenergic receptor from a rat kidney cDNA library. The library was screened with an oligonucleotide encoding a highly conserved region found in all biogenic amine receptors described to date. The deduced amino acid sequence displays many features of G-protein coupled receptors with exception of the absence of the consensus N-linked glycosylation site at the amino terminus. Membranes prepared from COS-1 cells transfected with pRNG{alpha}2 display high affinity and saturable binding to {sup 3}H-rauwolscine (K{sub d}=2 nM).Competition curve data analysis shows that pRNG{alpha}2 protein binds to a variety of adrenergic drugs with the following rank order of potency: yohimbine {ge} cholorpromazine > prazosin {ge} clonidine > norepinephrine {ge} oxymetazoline. pRNG{alpha}2 RNA accumulates in both adult rat kidney and rat neonatal lung (predominant species is 4.0 kb). They conclude that pRNG{alpha}2 likely represents a cDNA for the {alpha}{sub 2B}-adrenergic receptor.

• OSTI ID: 5618616
• Report Number(s): CONF-9004153--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States) Journal Volume: 4:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AFFINITY
AMINO ACID SEQUENCE
ANIMALS
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
BODY
CLONING
DNA HYBRIDIZATION
DNA-CLONING
DRUGS
HYBRIDIZATION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
KIDNEYS
KINETICS
MAMMALS
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
NUCLEIC ACIDS
OLIGONUCLEOTIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PROTEINS
RATS
REACTION KINETICS
RECEPTORS
RODENTS
SYMPATHOMIMETICS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
VERTEBRATES