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Presence of highly selective receptors for PACAP (pituary adenylate cyclase activating peptide) in membranes from the rat pancreatic acinar cell line AR 4-2J

par Buscail, Louis ;Gourlet, Philippe ;Cauvin, Annick ;De Neef, Philippe ;Gossen, Denis ;Arimura, Akira;Miyata, A.;Coy, David D.H.;Robberecht, Patrick ;Christophe, Jean
Référence FEBS letters, 262, 1, page (77-81)
Publication Publié, 1990

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We characterized highly selective receptors for PACAP, the pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide, in the tumoral acinar cell line AR 4-2J derived from the rat pancreas. PACAP, a novel hypothalamic peptide related to vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), was tested as the full natural 38-residue peptide (PACAP-38) and as an N-terminal amidated 27-residue derivative (PACAP-27). The binding sites showed considerable affinity for [125I]PACAP-27 (K(d) = 0.4 nM) and PACAP-38, while their affinity for VIP and the parent peptide helodermin was 1000-fold lower. These receptors were coupled to adenylate cyclase, the potency of PACAP-38 and PACAP-27 (K(act) = 0.2 nM) being much higher than that of VIP (K(act) = 100 nM) and helodermin (K(act) = 30 nM). Chemical cross-linking of [125I]PACAP-27 followed by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography revealed a specifically cross-linked peptide with an M(r) of 68 000 (including 3000 for one PACAP-27 molecule).