TABLE 3

Effect of AGRP fragments on 125I-NDP-MSH binding at the HEK cells transfected with TM chimera of the hMC4R

125I-NDP-MSH
max NDP-MSH (i) AGRP 87-132 (i) AGRP 110-117 (i)
hMC4RWT 325±5.8 2.16±0.20 8.31±0.31 20.0±2.2
hMC4R/TM3 hMC1R 298±21.5 1.74±0.20 38.1±3.41 >103
hMC4R/TM4 hMC1R 278±16.4 4.31±0.11 105±8.23 >103
hMC4R/TM5 hMC1R 301±11.7 1.92±0.32 10.3±2.12 71.3±7.35
hMC4R/TM6 hMC1R 295±22.5 4.70±0.20 14.0±3.40 25.7±4.5
hMC1RWT 354±6.7 1.32±0.09 >103 No binding