Table 1

Comparison of binding parameters for [3H]OFQ and125I-Tyr14-OFQ in 293/OFQ-R and CHO/OFQ-R membranes

293 OFQ-RCHO OFQ-R
[3H]OFQ125I-Tyr14-OFQ125I-Tyr14-OFQ
Kinetic parameters
ka (mmin) (× 108)5.6  ± 1 (n = 4)14.6  ± 0.1 (n = 3)26.0  ± 0.3 (n = 3)
k d1 (min−3) (× 10−3)3.2  ± 0.2 (n = 3)8.7  ± 0.6 (n = 2)3.6  ± 0.1 (n = 3)
  % Slow45%71%
k d2 (min−1) (× 10−3)91.5  ± 2.5 (n = 3)202  ± 1 (n = 2)
  % Fast55%29%
KdH (pm)5.735.951.39
KdL (pm)165138
Equilibrium parameters
KdH * (pm)8.4  ± 1.3 (n = 4)21  ± 4 (n = 3)54  ± 7 (n = 12)
B maxH (pmol/mg of protein)1.6  ± 0.25 (n = 4)1.9  ± 0.7 (n = 3)0.12  ± 0.02 (n = 12)
  % Total47%41%
KdL * (pm)229  ± 56 (n = 4)469  ± 64 (n = 3)
B maxL (pmol/mg of protein)1.8  ± 0.4 (n = 4)2.7  ± 0.7 (n = 3)
  % Total53%59%

The dissociation kinetic parameters k d1 andk d2 were derived from experimental binding data by nonlinear curve fitting as detailed in Materials and Methods. The association rate constant, ka , for [3H]-OFQ was determined from the slope of a plot ofk obs versus [3H]OFQ concentration for association experiments carried out at four concentrations of [3H]OFQ (9). The ka value derived by this method did not differ from the ka value calculated using the pseudo-first-order simplification; thus,ka values for 125I-Tyr14-OFQ binding were determined using pseudo-first-order calculations (9). The equilibrium dissociation constants KdH andKdL were derived from the averaged kinetic values as follows: KdH =k d1/ka andKdL =k d2/ka . The steady-state values for KdH * and KdL *were obtained by nonlinear curve fitting of saturation binding data as detailed in Materials and Methods. All values represent the mean ± standard error of three or four experiments or mean ± range of two experiments, all carried out in duplicate or triplicate.