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Assay and identification of juvenile hormone binding proteins in Leucophaea maderae.

We modified a binding assay using polyethylene glycol (PEG) to precipitate bound hormone. Optimum precipitation occurred when reaction mixtures were incubated with 10-40% PEG and 1.25-2.5 mg/ml gamma-globulins for 2-90 min at 4 or 23 degrees C. Results from this assay and from the dextran-coated charcoal assay were similar. Addition of phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride eliminated nonspecific esterase activity in extracts. JH III-binding macromolecules were identified in hemolymph and ovaries of Leucophaea maderae. These molecules were pronase- and heat-sensitive and saturable. Using Scatchard analysis an average KD of 2.04 (+/- 0.32) X 10(-8) M and 1.91 (+/- 0.80) X 10(-8) M was calculated for hemolymph and ovarian binding proteins. JH III had the highest affinity for binding sites, followed by JH I and JH 0. Various extraction procedures caused changes in JH affinity for both binding proteins. At high concentrations the (+) isomer and mixed isomer preparations of methoprene and hydroprene competed for binding sites. Binding proteins had no affinity for the (-) isomer or for the JH III acid.[1]

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  1. Assay and identification of juvenile hormone binding proteins in Leucophaea maderae. Kovalick, G.E., Koeppe, J.K. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. (1983) [Pubmed]
 
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