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. 1988 Mar;85(6):1874–1877. doi: 10.1073/pnas.85.6.1874

Characterization of 1-methyladenine binding in starfish oocyte cortices.

M Yoshikuni 1, K Ishikawa 1, M Isobe 1, T Goto 1, Y Nagahama 1
PMCID: PMC279883  PMID: 3162314

Abstract

1-Methyladenine (1MeAde) is the naturally occurring maturation-inducing hormone of starfish oocytes. We have prepared a biologically active [3H]1MeAde of high purity and relatively high specific radioactivity. This ligand binds to cortices isolated from full-grown prophase-arrested oocytes of the starfish Asterina pectinifera. The binding of [3H]1MeAde to cortices was rapid and reached equilibrium in approximately 15 min. This is in excellent agreement with the hormone-dependent period required for the induction of oocyte maturation. Binding was maximal between pH 6.4 and 8.0 and diminished sharply above and below this range. Analysis of Scatchard plots of the equilibrium binding of [3H]1MeAde to cortices indicates the existence of a single class of binding site with a dissociation constant of 0.3 microM and a binding capacity of 0.02 fmol per cortex. Whereas biologically active analogs (1-benzyladenine, 1-ethyladenine) inhibited the specific binding of [3H]1MeAde by cortices, biologically inactive analogs (2-methyladenine, 3-methyladenine, 1,9-dimethyladenine, and 1-methylhypoxanthine) did not. These results suggest that the 1MeAde binding characterized herein is necessary for the maturational action of 1MeAde on starfish oocytes.

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