Fig. 7. Behavioral adaptation to either 100 µmol l-1 PPNDS
(pyridoxal-phosphate naphthylazo-nitro-disulfate) or 25 µmol l-1
ß,
-methylene ATP is associated with a reversible loss of external
[32P]ATP binding. (A) When assayed as a function of time, the %
[32P]ATP bound to live cells decreased over 15 min exposure to 100
µmol l-1 PPNDS. (B) When the % [32P]ATP bound to live
cells was assayed after a 15 min exposure to either 25 µmol l-1
ß,
-methylene ATP or 100 µmol l-1 PPNDS, both caused
dramatic decreases in [32P]ATP binding. When cells were adapted to
either 25 µmol l-1 ß,
-methylene ATP or 100 µmol
l-1 PPNDS, washed free of the adapting ligand and then `de-adapted'
in wash buffer for 15 min, the [32P]ATP binding returned to normal
levels. This showed that the adaptation was reversible. Each point represents
the mean ± S.D. of three trials.