Identification, characterization, and regulation of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor on bovine adrenal chromaffin cells in culture
Synaptic input to bovine adrenal chromaffin cells is mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) and results in secretion of catecholamines. Three probes previously shown to recognize AChRs on neurons were used to identify the AChR on bovine adrenal chromaffin cells in culture: monoclonal antibody mAb 35, a toxin that blocks receptor function, and the agonist nicotine. Competition for {sup 3}H-nicotine binding was used to measure the affinity of cholinergic ligands, and revealed the pharmacological profile expected for a neuronal-type AChR. At steady state the rate both of receptor insertion into and loss from the plasma membrane is about 3%/hour, resulting in a half-life in the surface of about 24 hours. Exposure to the anti-AChR antibody results in a loss of AChRs from the surface of the cells through a process that has the characteristics of antigenic modulation. The number of AChRs on the surface of the chromaffin cells can also be modulated by agonists and hormones, including glucocotricoids. Catecholamines, three peptides that may be secreted by chromaffin cells, and K{sup +}-induced secretion reduce agonist-induced catecholamine release by decreasing the number of AChRs, providing a mechanism for autoregulation.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., San Diego, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7018890
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ADRENAL GLANDS
ALKALOIDS
AMINES
ANIMALS
ANTIBODIES
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
AZINES
AZOLES
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
BIOLOGICAL HALF-LIFE
BODY
CATTLE
CELL CONSTITUENTS
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NICOTINE
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