Lateral mobility of β-receptors involved in adenylate cyclase activation

Daphne Atlas*, David J. Volsky, Alexander Levitzki

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Abstract

Cationized ferritin was found to inhibit the lateral mobility of intramembrane proteins in turkey erythrocyte membranes and the activation of adenylate cyclase by the (-)-epinephrine-bound β-adrenergic receptor. It was observed that cationized ferritin has only a small direct effect on the β-receptor and on the adenylate cyclase moiety. It is concluded that the cationized ferritin-induced inhibition of the hormone-dependent cyclase activity results from the inhibition of the lateral mobility of the receptor and therefore a decrease in the bimolecular rate of interaction between the receptor and the enzyme.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-69
Number of pages6
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
Volume597
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Mar 1980

Keywords

  • (Erythrocyte membrane)
  • Adenylate cyclase activation
  • Ferritin
  • β-Receptor

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