Table 1

Sulfonylurea affinities of SUR isoforms in membranes or intact cells transiently expressed with or without inward rectifier subunit

RadioligandGlibenclamideGlipizideMeglitinideTolbutamide
ha SUR1glib.0.72  ± 0.06 nM (0.94)17  ± 3 nM (0.94)6.9  ± 0.6 μM (0.93)29  ± 2 μM (0.98)
ha SUR1, ISglib.0.85  ± 0.03 nM (0.98)22  ± 4 nM (0.96)6.4  ± 0.3 μM (1.02)33  ± 4 μM (0.93)
ha SUR1/KIR6.2glib.0.78  ± 0.07 nM (1.03)16  ± 2 nM (0.93)n.d.25  ± 3 μM (1.04)
ha SUR1∼KIR6.2glib.0.83  ± 0.07 nM (0.97)20  ± 3 nM (1.02)n.d.37  ± 2 μM (0.96)
ha SUR1, cellsglib.0.62  ± 0.04 nM (0.96)15  ± 5 nM (1.00)6.3  ± 0.3 μM (0.99)26  ± 3 μM (1.05)
ha SUR1/KIR6.2, cellsglib.0.75  ± 0.08 nM (1.01)14  ± 2 nM (0.98)n.d.31  ± 1 μM (0.93)
ha SUR1 1540Xglib.0.65  ± 0.04 nM (0.97)19  ± 2 nM (0.92)n.d.27  ± 2 μM (0.94)
hu SUR1glib.0.55  ± 0.09 nM (0.94)13  ± 4 nM (0.94)7.0  ± 1 μM (0.93)22  ± 2 μM (0.98)
rat SUR2BP10750.25  ± 0.03 μM (0.99)6.1  ± 0.3 μM (0.99)9.2  ± 1.3 μM (0.93)260  ± 10 μM (1.02)
rat SUR2B, ISP10750.30  ± 0.06 μM (1.04)5.6  ± 0.2 μM (0.95)n.d.240  ± 14 μM (0.94)
rat SUR2B/KIR6.2P10750.29  ± 0.05 μM (0.93)6.3  ± 0.5 μM (0.92)n.d.290  ± 10 μM (0.99)
rat SUR2B, cellsP10750.32  ± 0.03 μM (0.97)7.1  ± 0.6 μM (0.98)7.8  ± 0.7 μM (1.00)300  ± 12 μM (1.03)
rat SUR2B, cellsglib.0.35  ± 0.09 μM (1.02)5.8  ± 0.8 μM (1.02)n.d.280  ± 15 μM (1.00)
rat SUR2B/KIR6.1, cellsP10750.38  ± 0.07 μM (1.04)6.4  ± 0.2 μM (0.98)n.d.270  ± 12 μM (0.94)
rat SUR2B/KIR6.2, cellsP10750.37  ± 0.06 μM (1.01)5.5  ± 0.4 μM (0.96)n.d.250  ± 10 μM (0.98)
hu SUR2BP10750.27  ± 0.04 μM (0.96)8.0  ± 0.4 μM (0.90)8.2  ± 0.8 μM (0.94)310  ± 18 μM (1.06)
rat SUR2AP10750.29  ± 0.04 μM (1.01)5.3  ± 0.2 μM (1.00)6.9  ± 0.2 μM (0.93)230  ± 16 μM (1.05)
rat SUR2A, cellsP10750.31  ± 0.08 μM (1.02)7.1  ± 0.5 μM (1.04)n.d.290  ± 19 μM (1.02)
rat SUR2A/KIR6.2, cellsP10750.26  ± 0.05 μM (0.97)5.9  ± 0.3 μM (0.96)n.d.280  ± 14 μM (0.95)
SUR2/ct1P10750.23  ± 0.04 μM (0.96)5.0  ± 0.1 μM (1.03)7.2  ± 0.4 μM (1.01)250  ± 16 μM (1.06)
  • Dissociation constants (K Ds) for glibenclamide, glipizide, meglitinide, or tolbutamide were assessed by displacement of [3H]glibenclamide (glib.) or [3H]P1075 (P1075) as detailed in Experimental Procedures. Hill coefficients are given in brackets. Results shown as mean (± S.E.M. for K D values) from three to five independent displacement curves. SUR isoforms were transiently expressed in COS-7 cells either alone (e.g. ha SUR1) or in combination with KIR6.1 or KIR6.2 (e.g., ha SUR1/KIR6.2). Assays were performed using a membrane fraction of these cells (e.g., ha SUR1) or intact cells (e.g., ha SUR1, cells). “IS” indicates use of intracellular solution instead of Tris-buffer as incubation medium (see Experimental Procedures); ha SUR1 ∼ KIR6.2 is a fusion of hamster SUR1 and rat KIR6.2, ha SUR1 1540X a mutation lacking the C-terminal 42 aminoacids and SUR2/ct1 a chimera consisting of rat SUR2A with the C terminus of hamster SUR1 (seeExperimental Procedures); ha = hamster, hu = human, n.d. = not determined.