Endothelial Specific Binding Sites for Permeant Plasma Macromolecules: Albumin Binding Proteins

1989 ◽  
pp. 55-66
Author(s):  
Nicolae Simionescu ◽  
Maya Simionescu
Keyword(s):  
Binding Sites ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Albumin Binding ◽  
Specific Binding Sites

scholarly journals Synthesis and application of photoaffinity analogues of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate selectively substituted at the 1-phosphate group

1990 ◽  
Vol 272 (3) ◽  
pp. 817-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Schäfer ◽  
M Nehls-Sahabandu ◽  
B Grabowsky ◽  
M Dehlinger-Kremer ◽  
I Schulz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Sites ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Inositol Phosphates ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Phosphate Group ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Maximal Effect ◽  
Microsomal Preparation ◽  
Specific Binding Sites

We have synthesized two photolabile arylazido-analogues of Ins(1,4,5)P3 selectively substituted at the 1-phosphate group for determination of Ins(1,4,5)P3-binding proteins. These two photoaffinity derivatives, namely N-(4-azidobenzoyl)aminoethanol-1-phospho-D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate (AbaIP3) and N-(4-azidosalicyl)aminoethanol-1-phospho-D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate (AsaIP3), bind to high affinity Ins(1,4,5)P3-specific binding sites at a 9-fold lower affinity (Kd = 66 and 70 nM) than Ins(1,4,5)P3 (Kd = 7.15 nM) in a fraction from rat pancreatic acinar cells enriched in endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Other inositol phosphates tested showed comparable (DL-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphothioate, Kd = 81 nM) or much lower affinities for the binding sites [Ins(1,3,4,5)P4, Kd = 4 microM; Ins(1,4)P2, Kd = 80 microM]. Binding of AbaIP3 was also tested on a microsomal preparation of rat cerebellum [Kd = 300 nM as compared with Ins(1,4,5)P3, Kd = 45 nM]. Ca2+ release activity of the inositol derivatives was tested with AbaIP3. It induced a rapid and concentration-dependent Ca2+ release from the ER fraction [EC50 (dose producing half-maximal effect) = 3.1 microM] being only 10-fold less potent than Ins(1,4,5)P3 (EC50 = 0.3 microM). From the two radioactive labelled analogues ([3H]AbaIP3 and 125I-AsIP3) synthesized, the radioiodinated derivative was used for photoaffinity labelling. It specifically labelled three proteins with apparent molecular masses of 49, 37 and 31 kDa in the ER-enriched fraction. By subfractionation of this ER-enriched fraction on a Percoll gradient the 37 kDa Ins(1,4,5)P3 binding protein was obtained in a membrane fraction which showed the highest effect in Ins(1,4,5)P3-inducible Ca2+ release (fraction P1). The other two Ins(1,4,5)P3-binding proteins, of 49 and 31 kDa, were obtained in fraction P2, in which Ins(1,4,5)P3-induced Ca2+ release was half of that obtained in fraction P1. We conclude from these data that the 37 kDa and/or the 49 and 31 kDa proteins are involved in Ins(1,4,5)P3-induced Ca2+ release from the ER of rat pancreatic acinar cells.

scholarly journals Identification of albumin-binding proteins in capillary endothelial cells.

1988 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Ghinea ◽  
A Fixman ◽  
D Alexandru ◽  
D Popov ◽  
M Hasu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Capillary Endothelium ◽  
Albumin Binding ◽  
Albumin Concentration ◽  
Microvascular Endothelium ◽  
Binding Properties ◽  
Specific Binding Sites ◽  
Capillary Endothelial Cells

Isolated fat tissue microvessels and lung, whose capillary endothelia express in situ specific binding sites for albumin, were homogenized and subjected to SDS-gel electrophoresis and electroblotting. The nitrocellulose strips were incubated with either albumin-gold (Alb-Au) and directly visualized, or with [125I]albumin (monomeric or polymeric) and autoradiographed. The extracts of both microvascular endothelium and the lung express albumin-binding proteins (ABPs) represented by two pairs of polypeptides with major components of molecular mass 31 and 18 kD. The ABP peptides have pIs 8.05 to 8.75. Rabbit aortic endothelium, used as control, does not express detectable amounts of ABPs. The ABPs subjected to electrophoresis bind specifically and with high affinity (Kd = approximately 60 X 10(-9)M) both monomeric and polymeric albumin: the binding is saturable at approximately 80 nM concentration and 50% inhibition is reached at 5.5 micrograms/ml albumin concentration. Sulfhydryl-reducing agents beta-mercaptoethanol and dithiothreitol do not markedly affect the ABPs electrophoretic mobility and binding properties. As indicated by cell surface iodination of isolated capillary endothelium followed by electroblotting, autoradiography, and incubation with Alb-Au, the bands specifically stained by this ligand are also labeled with radioiodine.

scholarly journals Specific Binding of Rubidium in Chlorella

1962 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 959-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Active Transport ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
External Concentration ◽  
Specific Binding Sites ◽  
Dense Suspension ◽  
Concentration Of Ions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
A Site

Specific binding sites for potassium, which may be components of the carriers for active transport for K in Chlorella, were characterized by their capacity to bind rubidium. A dense suspension was allowed to take up Rb86 from a low concentration of Rb86 and a high concentration of ions which saturate non-specific sites. The amount bound was derived from the increase in the external concentration of Rb86 following addition of excess potassium. The sites were heterogeneous. The average affinity of Rb and various other ions for the sites was determined by plotting the degree of displacement of Rb86 against log molar concentration of the individual ions. Interpolation gave the concentration for 50 per cent displacement of Rb, which is inversely related to affinity. The order of affinity was not changed when the cells were frozen, or boiled either in water or in 70 per cent ethanol. The affinity is maximal for ions with a crystalline radius of 1.3 to 1.5 A and a high polarizability, and is not related to the hydrated radius or valency. It is suggested that binding groups in a site are rigidly arranged, the irregular space between them being 2.6 to 3.0 A across, so that affinity is high for ions of this diameter and high polarizability.

Studies of the uptake of macromolecules by cells. I. Uptake of proteins by cells of the Ehrlich–Lettré ascites carcinoma

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1443-1450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. C. Choi ◽  
E. R. M. Kay
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Protein Uptake ◽  
Specific Binding Sites ◽  
Model Protein ◽  
Uptake Process ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Protein Treatment

The uptake of protein by cells of the Ehrlich–Lettré ascites carcinoma was characterized kinetically by using hemoglobin as a model protein. An attempt was made to show that the process is not an artefact due to nonspecific adsorption of protein to the cell membrane. The kinetics of the uptake process suggested that an interaction exists between the exogenous protein and specific binding sites on the membrane. Acetylation of hemoglobin enhanced the rate of uptake of this protein. Treatment of cells with neuraminidase, phospholipase A, and Pronase resulted in an inhibition of protein uptake. The experimental evidence for the uptake of hemoglobin was supported by evidence that L-serine-U-14C-labelled hemoglobin is transported into the cytoplasm and utilized subsequently, resulting in labelling of the nucleic acid nucleotides.

Microbial Receptor Assay for Rapi d Detection and Identification of Seven Families of Antimicrobial Drugs in Milk: Collaborative Study

1988 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 304-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley E Charm ◽  
Ruey Chi
Keyword(s):  
Binding Sites ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Scintillation Counter ◽  
Collaborative Study ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Penicillin G ◽  
Specific Binding Sites ◽  
Receptor Assay ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Standard Deviations

Abstract A microbial competitive receptor assay for detecting residues of antibiotic families in milk was studied collaboratively by 13 laboratories. The drugs and levels (ppb) tested in this study i nclude penicillin G, 4.8; cephapirin, 5.0; cloxacillin, 100; tetracycline, 2000; chlortetracycline, 2000; oxytetracycline, 2000; erythromycin, 200; lincomycin, 400; clindamycin, 400; sulfamethazine, 75; sulfamethoxazole, 50; sulfisoxazole, 50; streptomycin, 1000; novobiocin, 50; and chloramphenicol, 800. In this method, microbial cells added to a milk sample provide specific binding sites for which 14C or 3H libeled drug competes with drug residues in the sample. The UC or H binding to the specific binding sites is measured in a scintillation counter and compared with a zero standard milk. If the sample is statistically different from the zero standard, it is positive. The assay takes about 15 min. The binding reaction occurs between the receptor site and the drug functional group, so all members of a drug family are detected. In this case, beta-lactams, tetracyclines, macrolides, aminoglycosides, novobiocin, chloramphenicol, and sulfonamides, including/^-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and its other analogs, are detectable. The incidence of false negative determinations among samples is about 1%; the incidence of false positives is about 3%. For negative cases, the relative standard deviations for repeatability ranged from 0 to 5% and for reproducibility from 0 to 6%. For positive cases, relative standard deviations ranged from 0 to 13% for repeatability and from 0 to 14% for reproducibility. The method has been adopted official first action.

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