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. 1968 May;107(6):765–774. doi: 10.1042/bj1070765

Nature and characteristics of the binding of oestradiol-17β to a uterine macromolecular fraction

G P Talwar 1, M L Sopori 1, D K Biswas 1, S J Segal 1
PMCID: PMC1198748  PMID: 16742602

Abstract

The binding of oestradiol-17β to two proteins, namely serum albumin and a uterus fraction, was studied in vitro. The former protein has a physiological function in the transport of the hormone and the latter is involved in the selective uptake of the steroid by the target organ. The uterus fraction shows a high degree of stereospecificity for the binding of the steroid. Cortisone, oestradiol-17α and testosterone are bound negligibly and progesterone to a much smaller extent than is oestradiol-17β. This property is in contrast with the wide variety of ligands bound by the serum albumin. The temperature and the presence of the steroid influence markedly the binding properties. Oestradiol binding to the uterus fraction is optimum at 37° and at pH7–8·5. It is markedly decreased at pH values above or below this range, suggesting stringent conformational requirements. The tissue `receptor' protein is a macromolecule with a minimum molecular weight of 100000. The protein moiety is essential for the binding function. The probable concentration of the total binding sites for oestradiol in the ovariectomized-rat uterus cytoplasmic fraction as determined in vitro is about 1mμm at a steroid concentration of 50mμm.

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