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Journal of Neuroscience, Vol 3, 433-440, Copyright © 1983 by Society for Neuroscience

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Photoaffinity labeling of benzodiazepine receptors causes altered agonist-antagonist interactions

JW Thomas and JF Tallman

Previous studies have shown that [3H]flunitrazepam forms irreversible cross-links with brain tissue when exposed to ultraviolet irradiation. Comparison of the amount of [3H]flunitrazepam irreversibly incorporated and the number of benzodiazepine binding sites blocked after photolabeling has indicated that several binding sites are inactivated for each molecule of [3H]flunitrazepam incorporated. To learn the cause of this discrepancy, binding to the benzodiazepine binding sites has been examined using several radiolabeled benzodiazepine antagonists. Binding of a beta-carboline ester, CGS-8216, and Ro 15-1788 was not altered by photolabeling; however, displacement studies revealed that photolabeling converted a homogeneous set of benzodiazepine binding sites into two subsets: one of high affinity (unaltered sites) and one of low affinity. The low affinity sites could be detected by displacement studies of antagonist binding by benzodiazepines, and conversion to a low affinity form accounts for the discrepancy observed after photolabeling using [3H]flunitrazepam as ligand.

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