ISSN:
1573-4943
Keywords:
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
;
topology
;
iodination
;
mass spectrometry
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Here we report on the use of iodination of the membrane-bound nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) from Torpedo californica electric tissue in order to define surface-exposed portions of the receptor molecule. Membrane-bound nAChR was 125I-iodinated using the oxidation agent Iodo-Gen. The iodinated subunits were separated by preparative gel electrophoresis, desalted, and cleaved with trypsin. The resulting peptides were separated by reverse-phase HPLC and the radioactive peptides were identified by mass spectrometry and protein sequencing. For the δ-subunit, we identified five iodinated peptides containing the tyrosine residues δTyr17, δTyr74, δTyr365, δTyr372, and δTyr428. The surface exposition of these amino acids is in agreement with the four-transmembrane-segment model (4TM model) of the nAChR, but the assignment to the intra- or extracellular surface is doubtful. According to this model, the N-terminal portion of the receptor subunits including the iodinated residues δTyr17 and δTyr74 is extracellular and δTyr372 as a site of tyrosine phosphorylation is located on the cytoplasmic side. But since this latter residue is among the first to be iodinated using an immobilized iodination agent, its true position with respect to the membrane bilayer is not clear.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026399123574
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