A particulate fraction from cultured rat renomedullary interstitial cells (RRIC) was prepared for bradykinin (BK) binding studies. Incubation of three radiolabeled BK analogs, [125I-Tyr1]kallidin, [125I-Tyr5]-BK, and [125I-Tyr8]-BK, with the particulate fraction resulted in degradation of these peptides. Assay conditions which prevented hydrolysis of these radiolabeled kinins were determined. Under these conditions, direct binding studies were performed with [125I-Tyr1]kallidin (TlK) as the radioligand. BK binding affinity, apparent Kassoc. = 1.3 X 10(9) M-1, and specificity, determined with 51 BK analogs, were consistent with those expected of a B2 BK receptor.
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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol
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Department of Anatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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June 2020
Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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September 2018
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address:
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Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Biomedical Center, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Institute of Physiology, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences; Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia.
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