Characterization and Partial Purification of the Acetylcholine Receptor from Torpedo Electroplax
AUTOR(ES)
Eldefrawi, Mohyee E.
RESUMO
Binding of acetylcholine in the concentration range 1 nM-1 μM was measured by equilibrium dialysis to a particulate preparation of Torpedo electroplax, without or with prior treatment of the tissue with one of three chemical modifying reagents. Significant reduction in binding of acetylcholine resulted after treatment with 1,4-dithiothreitol, p-chloromercuribenzoate, or p-(trimethylammonium)-benzenediazonium fluoroborate. Partial reversal of the reduction in binding occurred when dialysis was performed in the presence of 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) or potassium ferricyanide (in the case of treatment with dithiothreitol), and 2-mercaptoethanol (in the case of treatment with p-chloromercuribenzoate). It is concluded that the functional acetylcholine-receptor macromolecule of Torpedo electroplax has disulfide bond(s), sulfhydryl group(s), and one or more of the amino acids vulnerable to diazotization by p-(trimethylammonium)-benzenediazonium fluoroborate. This, plus the effect of phospholipase C (EC 3.1.4.3) in elimination of detectable binding of acetylcholine after electrofocusing, is additional evidence that the functional acetylcholine receptor is a phospholipoprotein or a phospholipid-protein complex, which has a low isoelectric point of 4.5 ± 0.2, yet is denatured by exposure to low pH for 24 hr. Due to this adverse effect, recovery of binding of acetylcholine after electrofocusing, as detected by equilibrium dialysis or ultrafiltration, is only 23% and, so far, only 6.3-fold purification of functional acetylcholine receptors by this technique is possible.
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