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  • Title: Characterization and subcellular distribution of specific thyrotropin-releasing hormone binding sites in rat cerebellum.
    Author: Prasad C, Edwards RM.
    Journal: Neurochem Res; 1984 Apr; 9(4):545-53. PubMed ID: 6087178.
    Abstract:
    The specific binding of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) by 30,000 g pellet fraction was ubiquitously distributed throughout various rat brain regions including cerebellum. Although the cerebellum had the lowest apparent density of specific TRH binding sites found in any of the brain regions studied, it represented a single class of high affinity receptor (KD = 37.73 +/- 4.88 nM, Bmax = 156.0 +/- 5.7 fmol/mg protein, n = 4). Furthermore, the cerebellar synaptic plasma membrane fractions were richly endowed with TRH-binding, two other membrane fractions (light-synaptic plasma membrane and microsomal) exhibited high TRH-binding whereas nuclear, mitochondrial or myelin fractions were devoid of significant binding activity. These data show for the first time the existence of specific TRH-binding in cerebellum, and thus suggest that TRH may modulate cerebellar synaptic functions by acting through a specific high affinity-receptor.
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