Purification and characterization of mu-specific opioid receptor from rat brain

Conference · Wed Mar 05 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7024776

Hasegawa, J; Cho, T M; Ge, B L; Loh, H H

A mu-specific opioid receptor was purified to apparent homogeneity from rat brain membranes by 6-succinylmorphine affinity chromatography, Ultrogel filtration, wheat germ agglutinin affinity chromatography, and isoelectric focusing. The purified receptor had a molecular weight of 58,000 as determined by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and was judged to be homogeneous by the following criteria: (1) a single band on the SDS gel; and (2) a specific opioid binding activity of 17,720 pmole/mg protein, close to the theoretical value. In addition, the 58,000 molecular weight value agrees closely with that determined by covalently labelling purified receptor with bromoacetyl-/sup 3/H-dihydromorphine or with /sup 125/I-beta-endorphin and dimethyl suberimidate. To their knowledge, this is the first complete purification of an opioid receptor that retains its ability to bind opiates.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, San Francisco
• OSTI ID: 7024776
• Report Number(s): CONF-8604222-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BRAIN
CELL CONSTITUENTS
CELL MEMBRANES
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DRUGS
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INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
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IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
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LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MAMMALS
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
MEMBRANES
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
MORPHINE
NARCOTICS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OPIUM
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PROTEINS
PURIFICATION
RADIOISOTOPES
RATS
RECEPTORS
RODENTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
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