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JBC, Vol. 250, Issue 10, 3945-3950, May, 1975

A kinetic analysis of the estrogen receptor transformation

A. C. Notides, D. E. Hamilton and H. E. Auer

The rate of the 4 to 5 S estrogen-binding protein (EBP) in vitro transformation was measured by sucrose gradient centrifugation analysis. The temperature-activated 4 to 5 S EBP transformation is found to be highly reproducible without loss of [3H]estradiol-binding activity in a buffer containing an excess of [3H]estradiol, 40 mM Tris, 1 mM dithiothreitol, and 1 M urea at pH 7.4. The presence of [3H]estradiol is necessary for the 4 to 5 EBP transformation. A kinetic analysis of the 4 to 5 EBP transformation shows that it is a bimolecular reaction, the dimerization of the 4 S EBP with a second (similar or dissimilar) monomer or subunit. In buffers containing 0.4 M KCl the apparent second order rate constant is 2.3 plus or minus 0-2 times 10-7 M minus 1 min minus 1 at 28 degrees. The reaction is independent of the initial receptor concentration, suggesting that the 4 S EBP is dissociated into monomeric units in buffers of high ionic strength. In buffers without KCl or with 0.1 M KCl the apparent second order rate constant of receptor transformation increases with decreasing receptor concentration. This suggests that the 4 S EBP is associated weakly with another macromolecule (or macromolecules) in buffers of low ionic strength. The rate of 4 to 5 S EBP transformation shows a 200-fold increase between 0 and 35 degrees. The Arrhenius energy of activation is 21.3 kcal mol minus 1 in buffer without KCl and 19.1 kcal mol minus 1 in buffer with 0.4 M KCl. Following the temperature-activated dimerization, the avidity of binding between the 4 S EBP and its complementary subunit is increased, 0.4 M KCl can no longer cause dissociation, and the 5 S EBP dimer appears. This kinetic analysis indicates that the avidity of binding between the subunits of the estrogen receptor is modulated by estradiol, temperature, and ionic strength. We propose that these interactions of the estrogen receptor's subunits reflect conformational changes involved in receptor activation.
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