Increase in the stability and helical content of estrogen receptor a in the presence of the estrogen response element: Analysis by circular dichroism spectroscopy

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Greenfield, N
Vijayanathan, V
Thomas, TJ
Gallo, MA
Thomas, T
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[1] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Neurosci & Cell Biol, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
[2] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Med, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
[3] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Environm & Occupat Hlth Sci Inst, Dept Environm & Community Med, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
[4] Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Canc Inst New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
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10.1021/bi002846l
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Ligand-dependent stabilization of the estrogen receptor (ER) is often postulated, with limited support from experimental data. We studied the thermal unfolding of recombinant ER alpha by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The T-M of unfolding of ER alpha was 38 +/- 2.4 degreesC, and the van't Hoff enthalpy of unfolding was 31.7 +/- 3.4 kcal/mol in the absence of ligands. Addition of estradiol (E-2) increased the T-M to 43.6 +/- 2.3 degreesC, while addition of E-2 and an oligonucleotide harboring the estrogen response element (ERE) increased the T-M to 47.9 +/- 1.6 degreesC. Addition of the antiestrogen 4-hydroxytamoxifen (HT) alone did not increase the T-M; however, a combination of HT and the ERE increased the T-M to 48.9 +/- 1.0 degreesC. The ERE alone increased the T-M to 46.1 +/- 0.9 degreesC. Addition of E-2 alone had no effect on the apparent enthalpy of unfolding; however, the ERE alone increased the apparent enthalpy from 31.7 to 36.1 kcal/mol. ER alpha samples containing the ERE also exhibited an increase in the negative ellipticity at 208 and 222 nm, relative to that of ligand-free ER alpha, suggesting a stabilization of the alpha -helix. CD data analysis further showed that the presence of the ERE caused a large increase in alpha -helical content of ER alpha in both the presence and absence of the ligands. This increase in alpha -helical content of ER alpha was not observed in the presence of a nonspecific oligonucleotide. These results show that the ERE can increase the thermal stability of ER alpha, enhance its alpha -helical content, and facilitate the cooperativity of the folding transition.
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