Abstract
The membrane receptor for retinol-binding protein (RBP) has been solubilized from human placental brush-border membranes with octyl-beta-glucoside, Nonidet P-40 and CHAPS. A method, based on the preferential precipitation of 125I-RBP-receptor complex with poly(ethylene glycol) 8000, was developed in order to measure the RBP-binding activity in the detergent extracts. The receptor was fairly stable (4 degrees C, 7 days) in octyl-beta-glucoside and Nonidet P-40, but quickly lost activity in CHAPS. The detergent-solubilized form retained all the properties characteristic of the membrane-bound protein, except for a small decrease in affinity for RBP (3- and 7-fold in Nonidet P-40 and octyl-beta-glucoside respectively). The receptor was isolated using recombinant RBP coupled to Reacti-Gel 6X affinity matrix. The purified material contained major and minor protein species of 63 and 55 kDa respectively on SDS/PAGE.
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