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Localización nuclear de los receptores de estrógeno desocupados
Nature
|February 23, 1984
Resumen
El modelo estándar de la acción de la hormona estrógeno es desafiado. Los receptores de estrógeno desocupados se encuentran principalmente en el núcleo, no en el citoplasma, en las células intactas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Endocrinología Endocrinología.
- Biología celular Biología celular.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
Sus antecedentes:
- El modelo establecido postula que los receptores de estrógeno (RE) residen en el citoplasma y se translocan al núcleo al unirse al estrógeno.
- Este modelo se basa en gran medida en estudios que utilizan preparaciones celulares homogeneizadas, que pueden introducir artefactos.
- La evidencia emergente sugiere que las salas de emergencia desocupadas podrían ser nucleares, siendo la localización citoplasmática un artefacto de la extracción.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la localización subcelular de los receptores de estrógeno desocupados en células intactas.
- Desafiar el modelo prevaleciente de acción de la hormona esteroide con respecto a la distribución de ER.
Principales métodos:
- Utilizó la enucleación inducida por citocalasina B para aislar las fracciones de citoplasto y nucleoplasto de las células GH3 (origen de tumor pituitario de rata).
- Actividad de unión de estrógeno cuantificada en estas fracciones celulares aisladas.
Principales resultados:
- Las fracciones de citoplasto exhibieron una actividad mínima de unión al estrógeno.
- Se encontró que la mayoría de los receptores de estrógeno desocupados están asociados con la fracción nuclear (nucleoplastos).
Conclusiones:
- El modelo estándar de la acción de la hormona estrógeno, que coloca las ER desocupadas en el citoplasma, es probablemente incorrecto.
- Los receptores de estrógeno desocupados son predominantemente nucleares en las células GH3 intactas.
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