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Brain Research

Volume 643, Issues 1–2, 18 April 1994, Pages 343-348
Brain Research

Modulation of dopamine D3 receptor binding by N-ethylmaleimide and neurotensin

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Abstract

GTP or G protein inactivation by N-ethylmaleimide reduced the Bmax value but not the KD value of 7-[3H]hydroxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-2-aminotetralin ([3H]7-OH-DPAT) binding in the rat subcortical limbic area. Neurotensin (10 nM) increased the KD and the Bmax values of [3H]7-OH-DPAT binding, and these effects persisted also following N-ethylmaleimide pretreatment. N-Propylnorapomorphine, quinpirole, raclopride, and remoxipride inhibited [3H]7-OH-DPAT binding with Ki values of 0.093, 1.97, 10.6, and 710 nM, respectively. These findings indicate that the D3 receptor is coupled to G proteins in the brain, and that neurotensin can modulate D3 agonist binding by a G protein-independent mechanism.

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    This work was supported by a grant from the Swedish Medical Research Council (14X-10377-01).

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