Isolation and reconstitution of the N-formylpeptide receptor from HL-60 derived neutrophils

A multifunctional receptor for N-formylpeptides exists on the membranes of neutrophils. This receptor has now been isolated from neutrophils derived from HL-60 promyelocytic leukemia cells. After solubilization by Nonidet-P40 and purification by affinity chromatography and HPLC the isolated receptor was reconstituted into egg phosphatidylcholine vesicles by SM-2 Bio-Bead removal of the Nonidet-P40. Analysis of the affinity and selectivity of the receptor was done by direct binding of two high-affinity ligands, formyl-Met-Leu-[3H]Phe-OH and formyl-Nle-Leu-Phe[3H]Tyr-OH. The data suggest that the receptor can be isolated and reconstituted without apparent alteration of its binding affinity and selectivity, and that there appear to be no co-factors or subunits upon which these binding characteristics are dependent.