Abstract
Estrogen receptors (ER) from rat and rabbit uterine cytosol were examined for their sensitivity to ribonuclease (RNase). After RNase treatment, a major part of rabbit uterine ER was converted from the 7S to 3–4S form, and its binding to DNA-cellulose was increased by 40%. Similar treatment on rat uterine ER showed a shift from 7S to 4.5S, and the DNA-cellulose binding was stimulated by 20%. Measurement of endogenous RNase levels showed that lower RNase concentration in rabbit uterine cytosol coincided with larger stimulation of DNA-cellulose binding by exogenous RNase. These results indicate that a major part of 7S ER is susceptible to RNase, and cleavage of bound RNA seems to uncover additional binding sites for DNA. In contrast to the general thinking that 4S to 5S transformation is essential for nuclear binding, we have observed that RNase-treated rat uterine ER did not undergo such a transformation by warming at 25°C, while DNA-cellulose binding of the receptors increased. Thus, temperature activation could occur independent of 4S to 5S transformation.
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