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  • Title: Opioid agonist binding affinity is increased by magnesium in the presence of guanosine diphosphate but decreased by magnesium in the presence of guanyl-5'-yl imidodiphosphate.
    Author: Wong CS, Su YF, Watkins WD, Chang KJ.
    Journal: J Pharmacol Exp Ther; 1994 Feb; 268(2):653-61. PubMed ID: 8113975.
    Abstract:
    Opioid receptors exist in multiple affinity states for agonists. Cations and guanine nucleotides affect mu-agonist affinity by modulating the interaction between receptor molecule and G-protein. In this study, we systematically examined the effects of cations and guanine nucleotides on the binding of mu-agonist [D-Ala2, N-Me-Phe4, Met-(O)5-ol]enkephalin in rat spinal cord and brain membranes. A homogeneous class of low-affinity receptors was obtained by conducting binding assays in the presence of Na+ (100 mM) + guanosine diphosphate (100 microM). The addition of Mg++ (5 mM) shifted a portion of the low-affinity receptors to the high-affinity state. In membranes preincubated with Na+ + guanosine diphosphate and with the binding assay performed in the presence of Mg++, a homogeneous class of high-affinity receptors was induced by the agonist. Further addition of Na+ + guanyl-5'-yl imidodiphosphate (30 microM) to the above Mg++-containing medium converted all receptors to a low-affinity state, whereas Na+ + guanyl-5'-yl imidodiphosphate produced a mixture of high- and low-affinity states. Our results suggest that, depending on which guanine nucleotide is bound with G-proteins, mg++induces opposite effects on the states of mu-receptor affinity: high affinity with GDP and low affinity with guanyl-5'-yl imidodiphosphate. Sodium ion promotes the low-affinity receptor conformation and increases total low-affinity binding sites. The affinity of the opiod antagonist naloxone is not sensitive to regulation by Mg++ and guanine nucleotides, except that the total receptor binding is increased by Na+.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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