The arginine taste receptor. Physiology, biochemistry, and immunohistochemistry.
The arginine taste receptor. Physiology, biochemistry, and immunohistochemistry.
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精氨酸味觉受体。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10555.x
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Brand,JG
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作者:
Grosvenor,W;Feigin,AM;Spielman,AI;Finger,TE;Wood,MR;Hansen,A;Kalinoski,DL;Teeter,JH;Brand,JG
The amino acid, l‐arginine (L‐Arg), is a potent taste stimulus for the channel catfish,Ictalurus punctatus. Receptor binding studies demonstrated a high‐affinity binding of L‐Arg to putative taste receptor sites. This binding could be inhibited by preincubation of the tissue in the lectins Phaseolus vulgaris agglutinin (PHA) andRicinus communis agglutinin I(RCA I). Neurophysiological studies demonstrated that the L‐Arg receptor is a stimulus‐gated ion channel type receptor whose conductance was stimulated by L‐Arg and inhibited by d‐arginine (D‐Arg). To purify the receptor we subjected CHAPS solubilized partial membrane preparation from barbel epithelium to RCA I lectin affinity chromatography. The bound proteins were eluted with d‐galactose. When these proteins were reconstituted into lipid bilayers, L‐Arg activated single channel currents with conductances between 45 and 85 pS. Sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS‐PAGE) of the eluted protein showed a distinct band at ∼ 83 kDa. Polyclonal antibodies raised against this 83‐kDa band in guinea pigs reacted with numerous small (∼ 1μm) sites within the taste pore of every taste bud when applied to fixed nonpermeabilized barbels. This observation suggests that the antibodies recognize an externally‐facing epitope of the putative Arg receptor. The antibodies also inhibited L‐Arg‐stimulated currents in reconstitution studies. Sephacryl S‐300 HR chromatography of the eluant from the affinity column showed a high molecular weight peak (>700 kDa) which was recognized by the antibodies. Reconstitution of the protein from this peak into a lipid bilayer resulted in L‐Arg‐stimulated channels that could be inhibited by D‐Arg. This high molecular weight component may be aggregates of the arginine taste receptor.