The Interaction of Caerulein with the Rat Pancreas. 1. Specific Binding of [3H]Caerulein on Plasma Membranes and Evidence for Negative Cooperativity

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Abstract
The binding of [3H]caerulein (a stable, biologically active labeled analog of cholecystokinin-pancreozymin) to semi-purified rat pancreatic plasma membranes was investigated. The binding was dependent on time and temperature as well as being saturable, specific and reversible. This process was pH-dependent and optimal at pH 7.0. Cysteine and serine residues in plasma membranes were of importance for binding. Mg2+ favored the binding. The acceleration of the dissociation of [3H]caerulein in the presence of an excess of native caerulein suggests that binding was characterized by a negative cooperativity. The fast dissociation state evoked by a high degree of occupancy by caerulein was inhibited by lowering the temperature, by decreasing the pH or by the presence of wheat germ agglutinin.

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