PMID: 15344653Sep 4, 2004Paper

The binding of Semax, ACTH 4-10 heptapeptide, to plasma membranes of the rat forebrain basal nuclei and its biodegradation

Bioorganicheskaia khimiia
O V DolotovN F Miasoedov

Abstract

The binding characteristics of the peptide Semax (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro) to plasma membranes of basal nuclei of the rat forebrain and the dynamics of its degradation during its incubation with these membranes were studied. Binding of the homogeneously labeled [G-3H]Semax was shown to be time-dependent, specific, and reversible. Specific binding of the heptapeptide depended on calcium ions and was characterized by the dissociation constant of the ligand-receptor complex Kd = 2.41 +/- 1.02 x 10(-9) M and by the concentration of binding sites Bmax = 33.5 +/- 7.9 x 10(-15) mol/mg of protein. A method of studying Semax biodegradation in the presence of plasma membranes of rat brain was developed. It is based on the use of the peptide homogeneously labeled with tritium and on an HPLC analysis with UV detection at 220 and 254 nm of the peptide fragments formed. The half-life of Semax in the presence of the plasma membranes was demonstrated to be longer than 1 h. Dipeptidylaminopeptidases are considered to be the main enzymes responsible for its biodegradation; they successively cleave Semax to the HFPGP pentapeptide and the PGP tripeptide. The English version of the paper: Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, 2004, vol. 30, ...Continue Reading

Citations

Jun 23, 2020·Biochemistry. Biokhimii︠a︡·I B FilippenkovN F Myasoedov
Jul 1, 2006·Bioorganicheskaia khimiia·V V BezuglovN F Miasoedova
Dec 3, 2020·Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine·L A SeveryanovaM E Dolgintsev

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