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Characterization of pancreatic somatostatin binding sites with a /sup 125/I-somatostatin 28 analog

Journal Article · · Peptides (Fayetteville, N.Y.); (United States)
Somatostatin binding to guinea pig pancreatic acinar cell plasma membranes was characterized with an iodinated stable analog of somatostatin 28 (S28): /sup 125/I-(Leu8,DTrp22,Tyr25)S28. The binding was highly dependent on calcium ions. In 0.2 mM free Ca2+ medium, binding at 37 degrees C was saturable, slowly reversible and exhibited a single class of high affinity binding sites (KD = 0.05 +/- 0.01 nM, Bmax = 157 +/- 33 fmol/mg protein). Dissociation of bound radioactivity occurred with biphasic kinetics. Rate of dissociation increased when dissociation was measured at a time before equilibrium binding was reached. In 30 nM free Ca2+ medium, binding affinity and maximal binding capacity were decreased by about 4-fold. Decreasing calcium concentrations increased the amount of rapidly dissociating form of the receptor. Somatostatin 14 antagonist, Des AA1,2(AzaAla4-5,DTrp8, Phe12-13)-somatostatin was active at the membrane level in inhibiting the binding. We conclude that using /sup 125/I-(Leu8,DTrp22,Tyr25)S28 as radioligand allows us to characterize a population of specific somatostatin receptors which are not different from those we previously described with the radioligand /sup 125/I-(Tyr11)-somatostatin. Somatostatin receptors could exist in two interconvertible forms. Calcium ions are an essential component in the regulation of the conformational change of somatostatin receptors.
Research Organization:
Inserm U 151, Toulouse, France
OSTI ID:
6792614
Journal Information:
Peptides (Fayetteville, N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: Peptides (Fayetteville, N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 6; ISSN PPTDD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English