Purification, monoclonal antibody production and structural analyses of human progesterone receptors

Progesterone receptors (PR) from human breast cancer cells have been purified, and used as antigens to generate anti-PR monoclonal antibodies. Immunologic and in situ photoaffinity labeling methods were then used to study receptor structure, and we conclude that native human PR consist of two independent 8S receptors: one 8S subtype contains B-proteins (120,000 kDa) and the other contains A-proteins (94,000 kDa).