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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 264, Issue 12, 6638-6647, 04, 1989

Direct evidence for intra- and intermolecular disulfide bond formation in the human glucocorticoid receptor. Inhibition of DNA binding and identification of a new receptor-associated protein

CM Silva and JA Cidlowski
Department of Biochemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514.

We have investigated the potential for the steroid affinity-labeled human glucocorticoid receptor to form both intramolecular and intermolecular disulfide bonds. Glucocorticoid receptors labeled in intact HeLa S3 cells with the covalent affinity label [3H]dexamethasone mesylate ([3H]DM) were analyzed on denaturing 5-12% polyacrylamide gels under both nonreducing and reducing conditions. Under nonreducing conditions the affinity-labeled receptor migrated as a heterogeneous species having an average molecular mass of approximately 96 kDa whereas, under reducing conditions, the receptor migrated as a more discrete form. These data suggest that a reducing environment can influence the structure of the glucocorticoid receptor monomer and further imply that sulfhydryl groups within the affinity-labeled receptor are available for modification. To pursue this observation in greater detail, we tested the effect of oxidizing conditions on the structure of the glucocorticoid receptor. The presence of low concentrations (0.125-0.5 mM) of three oxidizing reagents (sodium tetrathionate, disulfiram, and iodosobenzoate) altered the migration of the affinity-labeled receptor resulting in forms of apparent lower molecular mass (as low as 78 kDa). This altered migration, not seen with most other cytosolic proteins, is consistent with the formation of intramolecular disulfide bonds within the receptor which presumably cause it to assume a folded conformation and migrate faster through the gel. At higher concentrations of these reagents (up to 5.0 mM), we also detect a saturably labeled [3H]DM band which has a higher molecular mass (approximately 140 kDa), indicating the formation of intermolecular disulfide bonds between the [3H]DM-labeled receptor and another closely associated protein(s) having a molecular mass of approximately 40 kDa. The effects which these oxidizing reagents have on glucocorticoid receptor structure are completely reversed upon the addition of dithiothreitol, indicating that the observed changes in migration do not reflect receptor proteolysis but rather a folding and unfolding within the receptor monomeric protein. We have also analyzed the effect of this oxidation/reduction on the function of the glucocorticoid receptor. Oxidation of the [3H]DM-labeled receptor complex with 0.5 mM sodium tetrathionate inhibited activation of receptor to a form capable of binding to DNA-cellulose. This inhibition can be reversed with dithiothreitol at 25 degrees C but not at 0 degrees C, suggesting that these oxidizing reagents are inhibitory at the transformation and/or activation steps.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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