Abstract
We have successfully constructed a mouse neuronal N1E-115 cell line stably expressing a fully functional human dopamine transporter (hDAT). Previous studies in our laboratory have produced several anti-idiotypic Ab2beta antibodies that mimic the configuration of the cocaine molecule at their antigen-combining site. In the present study, we observed that some anti-idiotypic Ab2beta antibodies inhibited dopamine uptake by the hDAT-transfected line. Each antibody showed a different level of inhibition (between 40% and 90%). These findings suggest that the internal images of these antibodies can be used as analog peptides that may compete with cocaine for its binding site on the transporter but not impair dopamine uptake as much as cocaine does.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / metabolism
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Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / pharmacology*
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Antibody Specificity / immunology
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Binding, Competitive / immunology
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Biological Transport / drug effects
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Carrier Proteins / biosynthesis*
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Carrier Proteins / genetics
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Carrier Proteins / immunology
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Cocaine / antagonists & inhibitors
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Cocaine / immunology*
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Dopamine / metabolism*
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Dopamine / pharmacokinetics
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Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
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Humans
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Membrane Glycoproteins*
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Membrane Transport Proteins*
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Mice
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Molecular Conformation
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Nerve Tissue Proteins*
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Neuroblastoma / genetics
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Neuroblastoma / metabolism*
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Neuroblastoma / pathology
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Transfection
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Tumor Cells, Cultured
Substances
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Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
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Carrier Proteins
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Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
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Membrane Glycoproteins
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Membrane Transport Proteins
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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Cocaine
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Dopamine