PMID- 2835083 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19880614 LR - 20190613 IS - 0006-2960 (Print) IS - 0006-2960 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 4 DP - 1988 Feb 23 TI - Divalent cations regulate glucagon binding. Evidence for actions on receptor-Ns complexes and on receptors uncoupled from Ns. PG - 1111-6 AB - The effects of Mg2+ or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) on 125I-glucagon binding to rat liver plasma membranes have been characterized. In the absence of guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP), maximal binding of 125I-glucagon occurs in the absence of added Mg2+. Addition of EDTA or Mg2+ diminishes binding in a dose-dependent manner. In the presence of GTP, maximal binding occurs in the presence of 2.5 mM Mg2+ (EC50 = 0.3 mM) while EDTA or higher concentrations of Mg2+ diminish binding. Response to exogenous Mg2+ or EDTA depends on the concentration of Mg2+ in the membranes and may vary with the method used for membrane isolation. Solubilized 125I-glucagon-receptor complexes fractionate on gel filtration columns as high molecular weight, GTP-sensitive complexes in which receptors are coupled to regulatory proteins and lower molecular weight, GTP-insensitive complexes in which receptors are not coupled to other components of the adenylyl cyclase system. In the absence of GTP, 40 mM Mg2+ or 5 mM EDTA diminishes receptor affinity for hormone (from KD = 1.2 +/- 0.1 nM to KD = 2.6 +/- 0.3 nM) and the fraction of 125I-glucagon in high molecular weight receptor-Ns complexes without affecting site number (Bmax = 1.8 +/- 0.1 pmol/mg of protein). Thus, while GTP promotes disaggregation of receptor-Ns complexes, Mg2+ or EDTA diminishes the affinity with which these species bind hormone. In the presence of GTP, hormone binds to lower affinity (KD = 9.0 +/- 3.0 nM), low molecular weight receptors uncoupled from Ns.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) FAU - Lipson, K E AU - Lipson KE AD - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021. FAU - Kolhatkar, A A AU - Kolhatkar AA FAU - Maki, R G AU - Maki RG FAU - Donner, D B AU - Donner DB LA - eng GR - AM 01045/AM/NIADDK NIH HHS/United States GR - AM 22121/AM/NIADDK NIH HHS/United States GR - AM 30788/AM/NIADDK NIH HHS/United States GR - etc. PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Biochemistry JT - Biochemistry JID - 0370623 RN - 0 (Cations, Divalent) RN - 0 (Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone) RN - 0 (Receptors, Glucagon) RN - 86-01-1 (Guanosine Triphosphate) RN - 9007-92-5 (Glucagon) RN - 9G34HU7RV0 (Edetic Acid) RN - I38ZP9992A (Magnesium) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cations, Divalent MH - Cell Membrane/metabolism MH - Edetic Acid/*pharmacology MH - Glucagon/*metabolism MH - Guanosine Triphosphate/pharmacology MH - Kinetics MH - Liver/*metabolism MH - Magnesium/*pharmacology MH - Male MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred Strains MH - Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Receptors, Glucagon EDAT- 1988/02/23 00:00 MHDA- 1988/02/23 00:01 CRDT- 1988/02/23 00:00 PHST- 1988/02/23 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1988/02/23 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1988/02/23 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/bi00404a005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochemistry. 1988 Feb 23;27(4):1111-6. doi: 10.1021/bi00404a005.