Guanine nucleoside diphosphate and triphosphate modulate [ 3 H]CGS 21680 binding to A 2 adenosine receptor in rat striatal membranes

In striatum and several other tissue, a guanine nucleotide binding protein (G s ) couples A 2 adenosine receptor to activation of adenylyl cyclase. We have examined the effect of guanine nucleoside diphosphate and triphosphate on [ 3 H]CGS 21680 binding to A 2A adenosine receptors of rat striatum. Both GDP and GTP inhibited specific [ 3 H]CGS 21680 binding to rat striatal membranes by 50% at about 0.1 mM. GMP was inhibitory only at higher concentrations, and the estimated IC 50 value was greater than 1mM. The nonhydrolyzable analog of GTP, GPP (NH)p, was as potent as GTP with an IC 50 value of approximately 86 μM. These results suggest that the regulation of A 2a adenosine receptor binding properties by guanine nucleotides is independent of G s activation, since inhibition of agonist binding is achieved by addition of agonist binding is achieved by addition of both guanine nucleoside diphosphate and triphosphate © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.