Synthesis and binding characteristics of two sulfhydryl-reactive probes for vasopressin receptors

FEBS Letters
I PávóF Fahrenholz

Abstract

The present study describes the synthesis and receptor binding affinities of the sulfhydryl-reactive vasopressin analogs deamino[Dab(N delta-N-maleoyl-beta-alanin e)4]AVP (1a) and deamino[Lys(N epsilon-N-maleoyl-beta-alanine)8VP (2a). The analogs were obtained by introducing the sulfhydryl-reactive maleoyl-beta-analyl group at the delta-amino group of Dab4 in deamino[Dab4]AVP (1) and at the epsilon-amino group of Lys8 in deamino[Lys8]VP (2), which were synthesized by the solid-phase method. Furthermore, the analog modified at Dab4 was prepared as tritium labeled compound (1b) after catalytic iodine tritium exchange at Tyr2 in deamino[Dab4]AVP. The sulfhydryl-reactive vasopressin analogs retained high binding affinity for the V2 vasopressin receptor in membranes derived from bovine kidney inner medulla. Apparent dissociation constants Kd of 45 nM (compound 1a) and 15 nM (compound 2a) were determined. Incubation of the ligand receptor complexes at pH 5.5 resulted in dissociation of the sulfhydryl-reactive vasopressin analogs from the V2 receptor. No indications of a covalent reaction between analogs 1a, 2a and 1b and sulfhydryl groups in or close to the hormone binding site of the V2 receptor were found.

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