LOCALIZATION OF THE [P-32] IP3 BINDING-SITE ON HUMAN PLATELET INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES ISOLATED BY HIGH-VOLTAGE FREE-FLOW ELECTROPHORESIS

This study reports the localisation of the [P-32]IP3 binding site on highly purified membrane fractions prepared using high-voltage free-flow electrophoresis. Binding studies on mixed membranes, carried out at 4-degrees-C, revealed a binding site with a K(d) = 86 nM and beta(max) = 5.3 pmol/mg protein. The binding was potently inhibited by heparin. High-voltage free-flow electrophoresis was used to further purify surface and intracellular membranes. The intracellular membranes showed a 5-fold enrichment of binding sites with respect to the parent mixed membranes with the same K(d) (80 nM), but the surface membranes showed an absence of binding activity. The results indicate the localisation of the IP3 receptor on highly purified intracellular membranes.