A RAPID ONE-STEP METHOD TO PURIFY BACULOVIRUS-EXPRESSED HUMAN ESTROGEN-RECEPTOR TO BE USED IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE OXYTOCIN PROMOTER

被引:14
作者
BEEKMAN, JM [1 ]
COONEY, AJ [1 ]
ELLISTON, JF [1 ]
TSAI, SY [1 ]
TSAI, MJ [1 ]
机构
[1] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT CELL BIOL,HOUSTON,TX 77030
关键词
GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE FUSION PROTEIN; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; COUP-TF-LIKE FACTOR;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(94)90307-7
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We have produced a truncated form of the human estrogen receptor (hER) as a fusion protein with glutathione S-transferase (GST) in Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf) cells using the baculovirus expression vector (BEV) system. The protein is correctly produced and can be purified from crude whole-cell extracts by a single-step, batch-wise affinity-purification procedure. We show that this GST-hER fusion protein binds at its DNA-binding site specifically and in a hormone-inducible manner. Furthermore, we used the purified hER to analyze the complex estrogen response element (ERE) in the promoter of the oxytocin-encoding gene.
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