Pyrokinin/PBAN radio-receptor assay: Development and application for the characterization of a putative receptor from the pheromone gland of Heliothis peltigera

Miriam Altstein*, Orna Ben-Aziz, Shai Daniel, Irina Zeltser, Chaim Gilon

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Abstract

A radio-receptor assay (RRA) for the insect pyrokinin/PBAN family has been developed. The development involved examination of the ligand (3H-tyrosyl-PBAN28-33NH2)-receptor interaction under various incubation conditions and variations on sex pheromone gland membrane preparation. Application of the RRA for a partial characterization of the putative pyrokinin/PBAN receptor in the pheromone gland of H. peltigera revealed age-dependence of its expression. Pharmacological characterization revealed a high correlation between the binding-affinity to the receptor of various PBAN-derived peptides and their in vivo pheromonotropic bioactivity, and shed light on the interaction of backbone cyclic and linear ([Arg27,D-Phe30]PBAN28-33NH2) PBAN antagonists with the receptor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1379-1389
Number of pages11
JournalPeptides
Volume22
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Heliothis peltigera
  • Insect neuropeptide
  • Moths
  • PBAN
  • PBAN receptor
  • Pheromone gland
  • Radio receptor assay

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