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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
While studies with [(3)H]D-aspartate ([(3)H]d-Asp) illustrate specific interactions with excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs), new insights into the pharmacological characteristics and localization of specific EAAT subtypes depend upon the availability of novel ligands. One such ligand is [(3)H]-(2S,4R)-4-methylglutamate ([(3)H]4MG) which labels astrocytic EAATs in homogenate binding studies. This study examined the utility of [(3)H]4MG for binding and autoradiography in coronal sections of rat brain. Binding of [(3)H]4MG was optimal in 5mM HEPES buffer containing 96 mM NaCl, pH 7.5. Specific binding of [(3)H]4MG exhibited two components, but was to a single site when glutamate receptor (GluR) sites were masked with kainate (KA; 1 microM): t(1/2) approximately 5 min, K(d) 250 nM and B(max) 5.4 pmol/mg protein. Pharmacological studies revealed that [(3)H]4MG, unlike [(3)H]d-Asp, labeled both EAAT and ionotropic GluR sites. Further studies employed 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline (30 microM) to block GluR sites, but selective EAAT ligands displayed lower potency than expected for binding to transporters relative to drugs possessing mixed transporter/receptor activities. Autoradiography in conjunction with densitometry with [(3)H]4MG and [(3)H]d-Asp revealed wide, but discrete distributions in forebrain; significant differences in binding levels were found in hippocampus, nucleus accumbens and cortical sub-areas. Although EAAT1 and EAAT2 components were detectable using 3-methylglutamate and serine-O-sulphate, respectively, the majority of [(3)H]4MG binding was to KA-related sites. Overall, in tissue sections [(3)H]4MG proved unsuitable for studying the autoradiographic localization of EAATs apparently due to its inability to selectively discriminate Na(+)-dependent binding to Glu transporters.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/4-methylglutamic acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/D-Aspartic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glutamates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glutamic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ligands, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Glutamate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Slc1a2 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Slc1a3 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tritium
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0197-0186
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
507-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Autoradiography, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-D-Aspartic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Glutamates, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Glutamic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Radioligand Assay, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Receptors, Glutamate, pubmed-meshheading:17590480-Tritium
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of [(3)H]-(2S,4R)-4-methylglutamate and [(3)H]D-aspartate as ligands for binding and autoradiographic analyses of glutamate transporters.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Physiology and Anatomy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't