Abstract
Human platelet membranes were solubilized with the zwitterionic detergent
CHAPS (3-3-(cholamidopropyl)-dimethylammonio-1-propanesulfonate)
and the solubilized extract subjected to gel filtration. Binding
of the adenosine receptor agonist 3HNECA (5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine)
was measured to the eluted fractions. Two 3HNECA binding peaks
were eluted, the first of them with the void volume. This first peak
represented between 10% and 25% of the 3HNECA binding activity
eluted from the column. It bound 3HNECA in a reversible, saturable
and GTP-dependent manner with an affinity of 46 nmol/l and a binding
capacity of 510 fmol/mg protein. Various adenosine receptor ligands
competed for the binding of 3HNECA to the first peak with a pharmacological
profile characteristic for the A2 adenosine receptor as determined
from adenylate cyclase experiments. In contrast, most adenosine receptor
ligands did not compete for 3HNECA binding to the second, major
peak. These results suggest that a solubilized A2 receptor-Gs protein
complex of human platelets can be separated from other 3HNECA binding
sites by gel filtration. This allows reliable radioligand binding
studies of the A2 adenosine receptor of human platelets.
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