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  • Title: Specific binding of prostaglandin F2 alpha to membranes of rat corpora lutea.
    Author: Wright K, Luborsky-Moore JL, Behrman HR.
    Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol; 1979 Jan; 13(1):25-34. PubMed ID: 221285.
    Abstract:
    Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) binds specifically to a partially purified membrane preparation from rat corpora lutea. The high affinity, low capacity binding component asa a Kd = 4.7 nM and has a capacity of 0.38 pmol/mg protein. Binding kinetics were temperature-dependent with an association rate constant of 2.5 x 10(5) 1/mol-sec and a dissociation rate constant of 4.3 x 10(-4) sec-1 at 22 degrees C. Little competition for binding was shown by other prostaglandins and prostaglandin metabolites; the PGF2 alpha analogue ICI 81008 (16-m-trifluoromethylphenyl-prostaglandin F2 alpha) showed a binding affinity similar to that of PGF2 alpha. The specific binding of PGF2 alpha to luteal cell membranes was confirmed by electron microscopy using a ferritin--PGF2 alpha conjugate. Ferritin--PGF2 alpha was found predominantly on luteal cell surfaces; little binding occurred on other types of cells present. These data demonstrate specific binding of PGF2 alha to rat luteal membranes. It is suggested that the luteolytic action of PGF2 alpha in the rat may be receptor-mediated.
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