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  • Title: Molecular and biochemical characterization of the mouse brain corticotropin-releasing hormone-binding protein.
    Author: Cortright DN, Nicoletti A, Seasholtz AF.
    Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol; 1995 Jun; 111(2):147-57. PubMed ID: 7556876.
    Abstract:
    A 37 kDa corticotropin-releasing hormone-binding protein (CRH-BP), distinct from the CRH receptor, is expressed in rat anterior pituitary corticotrophs and many regions of the brain, suggesting that CRH-BP may modulate the biological activity of CRH. In these studies a mouse brain CRH-BP (mCRH-BP) cDNA has been isolated and characterized. The 1666 nucleotide mCRH-BP cDNA is expressed in brain and pituitary and encodes a 322 amino acid protein that is highly homologous to human and rat CRH-BPs. Recombinant mCRH-BP, expressed in cultured mammalian cells, binds human CRH (Kd(app) = 0.56 nM and Ki(app) = 0.37 nM) and the alpha-helical (9-41) CRH antagonist (Ki(app) = 0.28 nM) with high affinity, but exhibits much weaker affinity for ovine CRH (Ki(app) = 206 nM). Recombinant mCRH-BP also blocks CRH-induced adrenocorticotropin release from AtT-20 cells. Additional biochemical characterization of the binding activity of mCRH-BP indicates that CRH-BP and CRH receptor utilize different molecular interactions to bind CRH.
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