( sup 125 I)Iodoazidococaine, a photoaffinity label for the haloperidol-sensitive sigma receptor

Journal Article · Fri Feb 14 23:00:00 EST 1992 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.89.4.1393· OSTI ID:5687076

Kahoun, J R; Ruoho, A E ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (United States)

A carrier-free radioiodinated cocaine photoaffinity label, (-)-3-({sup 125}I)iodo-4-azidococaine (({sup 125}I)IACoc), has been synthesized and used as a probe for cocaine-binding proteins. Photoaffinity labeling with 0.5 nM ({sup 125}I)IACoc resulted in selective derivatization of a 26-kDa polypeptide with the pharmacology of a sigma receptor in membranes derived from whole rat brain, rat liver, and human placenta. ({sup 125}I)IACoc labeling of the 26-kDa polypeptide was also inhibited by 10 {mu}M imipramine, amitriptyline, fluoxetine, benztropine, and tetrabenazine. The size of the ({sup 125}I)I-ACoc-labeled proteins is consistent with the size of proteins photolabeled in guinea pig brain and liver membranes by using the sigma photolabel azido-({sup 3}H)DTG. Kinetic analysis of ({sup 125}I)IACoc binding to rat liver microsomes revealed two sites with K{sub d} values of 19 and 126 pM, respectively. The presence or absence of proteolytic inhibitors during membrane preparation did not alter the size of the photolabeled sigma receptor, indicating that the 26-kDa polypeptide was not derived from a larger protein. In summary, ({sup 125}I)IACoc is a potent and highly specific photoaffinity label for the haloperidol-sensitive sigma receptor and will be useful for its biochemical and molecular characterization.

• OSTI ID: 5687076
• Journal Information: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; (United States), Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; (United States) Vol. 89:4; ISSN 0027-8424; ISSN PNASA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKALOIDS
ANESTHETICS
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
AZIDO COMPOUNDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOSYNTHESIS
BODY
BRAIN
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
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COCAINE
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DRUGS
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FETAL MEMBRANES
GLANDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IODINE 125
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LIVER
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
MEMBRANES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PLACENTA
PROTEINS
PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY
RECEPTORS
SYNTHESIS
TRACER TECHNIQUES