| First Author | Langlois X | Year | 1995 |
| Journal | J Neurochem | Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 6 | Pages | 2671-81 |
| PubMed ID | 7595565 | Mgi Jnum | J:29780 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:77299 | Doi | 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1995.65062671.x |
| Citation | Langlois X, et al. (1995) Immunolabeling of central serotonin 5-HT1D beta receptors in the rat, mouse, and guinea pig with a specific anti-peptide antiserum. J Neurochem 65(6):2671-81 |
| abstractText | A synthetic peptide (25 amino acids) corresponding to a specific portion of the third intracytoplasmic loop of the rat serotonin 5-HT1B/1D beta receptor was coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin and injected monthly into rabbits. Anti-peptide antibodies were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and characterized by immunoprecipitation of the 5-HT1B/1D beta receptor in CHAPS-solubilized extracts from rat striatal membranes. Up to 60% of solubilized striatal serotonin-O-carboxymethylglycyl[125I]iodotyrosinamide ([125I]GTI; a selective 5-HT1B/1D radioligand) binding sites were immunoprecipitated and subsequently pharmacologically identified as 5-HT1B receptors. The remaining 40% of [125I]GTI binding sites were shown to be 5-HT1D receptors. In addition, these antibodies were successfully used in immunofluorescence experiments to detect the 5-HT1B/1D beta, but not the 5-HT1D/1D alpha, receptor in transiently transfected LLC-PK1 cells. Immunoautoradiographic experiments performed with brain sections from the rat, mouse, and guinea pig showed that the substantia nigra and globus pallidus contained the highest densities of 5-HT1D beta receptor-like immunoreactivity. Comparison of the regional distribution of immunolabeling with that of the specific binding of [125I]GTI in the brain of these species further confirmed that the anti-peptide antibodies selectively recognized only the 5-HT1D beta component of [125I]GTI specific receptor binding sites. |
