Expression and characterization of the zeta 1 subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor channel in a baculovirus system.
Using a baculovirus expression vector system, the zeta 1 subunit of the mouse N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor channel was expressed in Spodoptera frugiperda insect cells. The peptide corresponding to the C-terminus of the zeta 1 subunit was synthesized by using the multiple antigen peptide (MAP) system, and an antibody to the synthetic peptide was produced. Immunoblotting using the newly developed antibody revealed the major 122-kDa and the minor 104-kDa protein bands. The effect of tunicamycin on the immunoblots and [35S]methionine/[35S]cysteine metabolic radiolabeling suggested that the two bands corresponded to glycosylated and non-N-glycosylated forms, respectively. Membranes prepared from insect cells infected with the recombinant virus had the binding activity of antagonist ligand 5,7-[3-3H]dichlorokynurenate (DCKA) of a glycine recognition domain of the receptor. Both immunofluorescence labeling and the [3H]DCKA binding assays also showed a greater level of expression (Bmax = 51 pmol/ mg protein) in the insect cells. The ligand binding characteristics of the receptors expressed in insect cells suggested that the single zeta 1 subunit protein has glycine antagonist binding properties comparable to those of the native NMDA receptor channels. The lack of DCKA-binding activity of the non-N-glycosylated NMDA receptor expressed in the presence of tunicamycin suggested that N-linked oligosaccharide is essentially required for expression of a functional receptor in insect cells. This is the first report describing the importance of N-glycosylation for the acquisition of ligand binding to NMDA receptor channel subunit protein.[1]References
- Expression and characterization of the zeta 1 subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor channel in a baculovirus system. Kawamoto, S., Uchino, S., Hattori, S., Hamajima, K., Mishina, M., Nakajima-Iijima, S., Okuda, K. Brain Res. Mol. Brain Res. (1995) [Pubmed]
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