Figure 6.
ERα and ERβ enrichment on the HOXA5 promoter ERE in the presence of E2. The HOXA5 promoter contains two putative ERE regions (ERE1 and ERE2) near the transcription start site (A). E2-treated (nM E2 for 6 h) and control (untreated) MCF7 cells were analyzed by ChIP assay using antibodies against ERα, ERβ, and β-actin (control). The ChIP DNA was analyzed by regular PCR (agarose gel analysis, B) and qPCR (C) using HOXA5 promoter primers (ERE1 and ER2 regions). Bars indicate averages ± standard errors (n = 3). *denotes p < 0.0001 compared to ERα ChIP control; #denotes p < 0.0001 compared to ERβ ChIP control for both the EREs.