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. 1985 Jun;82(11):3751–3755. doi: 10.1073/pnas.82.11.3751

Assignment of the human gene for the glucocorticoid receptor to chromosome 5.

U Gehring, B Segnitz, B Foellmer, U Francke
PMCID: PMC397865  PMID: 3858847

Abstract

Human lymphoblastic leukemia cells of line CEM-C7 are glucocroticoid-sensitive and contain glucocorticoid receptors of wild-type characteristics. EL4 mouse lymphoma cells are resistant to lysis by glucocorticoids due to mutant receptors that exhibit abnormal DNA binding. Hybrids between the two cell lines were prepared and analyzed with respect to glucocorticoid responsiveness and to receptor types by DNA-cellulose chromatrography. Sensitive hybrid cell clones contained the CEM-C7-specific receptor in addition to the EL4 type of receptor. Several sensitive hybrid cell clones were used for selection of resistant segregants by growth in the presence of high concentrations of glucocorticoid. These segregants had lost the wild-type CEM-C7 receptor, while the EL4-specific receptor was retained. To identify the human chromosome that was lost concordantly with the CEM-C7 receptor the chromosomes of hybrid cells were studied by alkaline Giemsa (G-11) staining and trypsin/Giemsa banding. All hybrids contained human chromosomes in addition to one to two sets of EL4 chromosomes. Human chromosome 5 was present in all hybrid cell clones that expressed the CEM-C7 receptor and it was absent from those that did not. This absolute correlation was not observed for any other human chromosome. We conclude that the human gene for the glucocorticoid receptor is located on chromosome 5.

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