Regulation by divalent cations of /sup 3/H-baclofen binding to GABA/sub B/ sites in rat cerebellar membranes
When investigating the effects of divalent cations (Mg/sup 2 +/, Ca/sup 2 +/, Sr/sup 2 +/, Ba/sup 2 +/, Mn/sup 2 +/ and Ni/sup 2 +/) on /sup 3/H-baclofen binding to rat cerebellar synaptic membranes, we found that the specific binding of /sup 3/H-baclofen was not only dependent on divalent cations, but was increased dose-dependently in the presence of these cations. The effects were in the following order of potency: Mn/sup 2 +/ approx. = Ni/sup 2 +/ > Mg/sup 2 +/ > Ca/sup 2 +/ > Sr/sup 2 +/ > Ba/sup 2 +/. Scatchard analysis of the binding data revealed a single component of the binding sites in the presence of 2.5 mM MgCl/sub 2/, 2.5 mM CaCl/sub 2/ or 0.3 mM MnCl/sub 2/ whereas two components appeared in the presence of 2.5 mM MnCl/sub 2/ or 1 mM NiCl/sub 2/. In the former, divalent cations altered the apparent affinity (K/sub d/) without affecting density of the binding sites (B/sub max/). In the latter, the high-affinity sites showed a higher affinity and lower density of the binding sites than did the single component of the former. As the maximal effects of four cations (Mg/sup 2 +/, Ca/sup 2 +/, Mn/sup 2 +/, and Ni/sup 2 +/) were not additive, there are probably common sites of action of these divalent cations. Among the ligands for GABA/sub B/ sites, the affinity for (-), (+) and (+/-)baclofen, GABA and ..beta..-phenyl GABA increased 2 - 6 fold in the presence of 2.5 mM MnCl/sub 2/, in comparison with that in HEPES-buffered Krebs solution (containing 2.5 mM CaCl/sub 2/ and 1.2 mM MgSO/sub 4/), whereas that for muscimol was decreased to one-fifth. Thus, the affinity of GABA/sub B/ sites for its ligands is probably regulated by divalent cations, through common sites of action.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
- OSTI ID:
- 5742498
- Journal Information:
- Life Sci.; (United States), Vol. 32:8
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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