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. 1985 Feb 1;225(3):753–760. doi: 10.1042/bj2250753

Affinity-labelling of the thyrotropin receptor. Characterization of the photoactive ligand.

P R Buckland, R D Howells, C R Rickards, B Rees Smith
PMCID: PMC1144653  PMID: 2983682

Abstract

Thyrotropin (TSH) has been coupled to the photoactive heterobifunctional reagent N-hydroxysuccinimidyl 4-azidobenzoate (HSAB) and the properties of the product (HSAB-TSH) investigated. Preparations of HSAB-TSH containing two molecules of HSAB per molecule of TSH were used in most experiments and these preparations retained about 40% of the original receptor-binding activity of the TSH. HSAB-TSH could be labelled with 125I and cross-linked to porcine and human TSH receptors. Analysis of the cross-linked complexes indicated that the receptors consisted of two subunits (designated A and B) linked by a disulphide bridge. In the case of the human TSH receptor, the A- and B-subunits had approximate Mr values of 50 000 and 30 000 respectively, whereas the Mr values for porcine TSH-receptor A- and B-subunits were approx. 45 000 and 25 000 respectively. Only the A subunit was cross-linked to TSH. Comparison of the effects of trypsin and mercaptoethanol on the TSH-TSH-receptor complexes suggested that the trypsin cleavage point on the A-subunit was at a point close to the disulphide bridge.

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