[GTP-dependent dopamine reception in central nervous system tissues in the pond snail]

Guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP)-dependent binding of the agonist D1 dopamine (DA) receptor ligand [H3]-SKF 38393 is described. It is shown that binding of [H3]-SKF 38393 with two different populations takes place in the presence of guanylyl nucleotides, when they are absent--with one population. It is demonstrated using GDP-alpha-P33 binding analysis that the GDP in equilibrium with GTP exchange rate gets higher as a result of activation of DA receptors in the membrane from the mollusc nervous tissues. Influence of the catalytic subunit of the protein kinase A (cPKA) on the [H3]-SKF 38393 and GDP-alpha-P33 is investigated. Obvious influence of the cPKA on [H3]-SKF 38393 binding is not observed, while basal and DA-induced GDP in equilibrium with GTP exchange in membranes of the mollusc nervous tissues is considerably inhibited.