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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
The rat A2a adenosine receptor, a G protein-coupled receptor, was functionally expressed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. High affinity binding sites for A2a adenosine agonists were detected in yeast membranes containing the endogenous Grx protein Gpa1. Agonist saturation binding isotherms using [3H]5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine indicated that the A2a adenosine receptor expressed in yeast cell membranes displays pharmacological properties equivalent to those observed when the receptor is expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cell membranes. The rank order of potency of various agonists in [3H]5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine competition binding assays performed with yeast cell membranes was comparable to that seen for the receptor expressed in mammalian cell membranes. Adenosine agonist-dependent growth response of yeast strains expressing the A2a adenosine receptor was elicited via activation of the yeast pheromone-response pathway. Induction of a pheromone-responsive FUS1-HIS3 reporter gene in far1 his3 cells permits cell growth in medium lacking histidine. The sensitivity of the bioassay was increased by deletion of the STE2 gene, which encodes the yeast alpha-mating pheromone receptor. The growth response was dose dependent, and agonists of varying affinities displayed a rank order of potency comparable to that observed in competition binding assays. Agonist-activated growth assays performed in liquid culture gave ED50 values for various adenosine agonists consistent with reported Kd alpha values. Yeast strains expressing a single receptor/G protein complex will be useful as a model system for the study of receptor/G protein interactions in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/2-(4-(2-carboxyethyl)phenethylamino)..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenosine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide), http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GTP-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phenethylamines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pheromones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Purinergic P1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Somatostatin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tritium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/somatostatin receptor 2
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0026-895X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
829-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Pharmacological characterization of the rat A2a adenosine receptor functionally coupled to the yeast pheromone response pathway.
pubmed:affiliation
Cyanamid Agricultural Research Center, Princaton, New Jersey 08543-0400, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article