Abstract
Reversible ligands were attached covalently to membrane-bound acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo marmorata by a method which is generally applicable and does not require the synthesis of specially designed molecules. UV irradiation of the receptor in the presence of [3H]trimethisoquin, [3H]phencyclidine, or [3H]perhydrohistrionicotoxin resulted in the labeling of the binding site(s) for these noncompetitive blockers of the permeability response. The labeling of the delta chain was enhanced by carbamoylcholine, and this increase was blocked by snake alpha-toxins. The effect of carbamoylcholine on [3H]trimethisoquin binding was more pronounced than with the other two noncompetitive blockers; in all instances, the labeling was abolished by unlabeled histrionicotoxin. These three compounds therefore interact with the high-affinity site for noncompetitive blockers. Incorporation of radioactivity also occurred into the alpha chain but either was insensitive to cholinergic effectors or decreased in the presence of carbamoylcholine (or snake alpha-toxin), probably as a result of an interaction with the acetylcholine-binding site. In contrast to the other noncompetitive blockers tested, [3H]chlorpromazine heavily labeled the four receptor polypeptides (alpha, beta, gamma, delta), and this labeling also was enhanced by carbamoylcholine and decreased by histrionicotoxin. These data indicate a contribution of the delta chain to the binding site(s) of several well-characterized noncompetitive blockers and suggest that other receptor polypeptides may also contribute to this binding.
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