Two binding sites for estradiol in rat uterine nuclei: relationship to uterotropic response.
Two binding sites for estradiol in rat uterine nuclei: relationship to uterotropic response.
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大鼠子宫核中雌二醇的两个结合位点:与促子宫反应的关系。
作者:
B. Markaverich;J. H. Clark
Estradiol administration causes an increase in two specific binding components in uterine nuclei of mature ovariectomized rats. One of these sites (type I) represents the estrogen receptor which binds estradiol with high affinity (dissociation constant, 1 nM) and low capacity (1 pmol/uterus) and is translocated from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. The second component (type II) binds estradiol with a higher capacity than type I sites and displays a saturation curve which is sigmoidal. Hence, no accurate estimation of the dissociation constant can be made. The differential stimulation of type II sites by estradiol and estriol suggests that this is a specific estrogenic response and is highly correlated with uterine growth. A single injection of estradiol results in long term retention of type I sites (>6 h), rapid and sustained elevations of type II sites (1-72 h), and true uterine growth. In contrast, estriol injection caused a rapid increase in type I sites which was not accompanied by an increase in typ e...