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. 1992 Sep 1;89(17):8155-9.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.17.8155.

Identification, characterization, and localization of the dopamine D3 receptor in rat brain using 7-[3H]hydroxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-2-aminotetralin

D Lévesque  1 , J Diaz, C Pilon, M P Martres, B Giros, E Souil, D Schott, J L Morgat, J C Schwartz, P Sokoloff
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Identification, characterization, and localization of the dopamine D3 receptor in rat brain using 7-[3H]hydroxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-2-aminotetralin

D Lévesque et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

Abstract

We have identified 7-[3H]hydroxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-2-aminotetralin ([3H]7-OH-DPAT) as a selective probe for the recently cloned dopamine D3 receptor and used it to assess the presence of this receptor and establish its distribution and properties in brain. In transfected Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, it binds to D3 receptors with subnanomolar affinity, whereas its affinity is approximately 100-, 1000-, and 10,000-fold lower at D2, D4, and D1 receptors, respectively. Specific [3H]7-OH-DPAT binding sites, with a Kd of 0.8 nM and a pharmacology similar to those at reference D3 receptors of CHO cells, were identified in rat brain. D3 receptors differ from D2 receptors in brain by their lower abundance (2 orders of magnitude) and distribution, restricted to a few mainly phylogenetically ancient areas--e.g., paleostriatum and archicerebellum--as evidenced by membrane binding are autoradiography studies. Native D3 receptors in brain are characterized by an unusually high nanomolar affinity for dopamine and a low modulatory influence of guanyl nucleotides on agonist binding. These various features suggest that D3 receptors are involved in a peculiar mode of neurotransmission in a restricted subpopulation of dopamine neurons.

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