[HTML][HTML] Binding of GDNF and Neurturin to Human GDNF Family Receptor α 1 and 2: INFLUENCE OF cRET AND COOPERATIVE INTERACTIONS

M Cik, S Masure, ASJ Lesage, I Van der Linden… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
The members of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family signal via
binding to the glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-anchored membrane proteins, the GDNF family
receptors α (GFRα), and activation of cRET. We performed a detailed analysis of the binding
of GDNF and neurturin to their receptors and investigated the influence of cRET on the
binding affinities. We show that the rate of dissociation of 125 I-GDNF from GFRα1 is
increased in the presence of 50 nm GDNF, an effect that can be explained by the occurrence …