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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
Bivalent ligands composed of enkephalin and neurotensin were prepared and their action in the receptor-receptor interaction was studied with the neuroblastoma cell, NG108-15. Enkephalin was connected via oligosarcosine spacer chain to the N-terminus of neurotensin(8-13). The bivalent ligand stimulated the cGMP production more than plain neurotensin. The affinity of the bivalent ligands for the neurotensin receptor changed with varying lengths of the spacer chain. When the spacer chain was an octamer or a dodecamer of sarcosine, the receptor affinity of those bivalent ligands was higher than neurotensin(1-13), and significantly decreased in the presence of excess amount of enkephalin. These results suggest that the bivalent ligands bind to opioid receptor and neurotensin receptor simultaneously, leading to receptor-receptor interaction. On the other hand, some bivalent ligands, especially that without a spacer chain seemed to bind to the neurotensin receptor by the help of the enkephalin part interacting with a receptor exosite.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0928-0987
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Simultaneous activation of two different receptor systems by enkephalin/neurotensin conjugates having spacer chains of various lengths.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University, Yoshida Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-01, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't