Characterization of an estrogen-binding protein in the yeast Candida albicans.

Abstract:

:An estrogen-binding protein (EBP) has been identified and characterized in the cytosol of the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. Binding of [3H]estradiol was found to be optimal at pH 7.4 in the presence of 0.3 M KCl and was linearly related to protein concentration. Binding was very rapid, reaching maximal levels in about 30 min, and was reversible with a dissociation rate constant of 13.2 +/- 1.7 x 10(-4) sec-1. EBP binding was destroyed by treatment with proteolytic enzymes and by high temperatures. Scatchard analysis of the [3H]estradiol equilibrium binding data of C. albicans (strain stn-1) yielded an apparent dissociation constant of 12.3 +/- 2.1 nM and a maximal binding capacity of 753 +/- 145 fmol/mg protein. Binding competition experiments showed very high specificity and stereoselectivity of EBP, demonstrating the following order of potency in displacing [3H]estradiol: 17 beta-estradiol greater than estrone greater than estriol greater than 17 alpha-estradiol. Negligible competitive potency was found for other mammalian steroid hormones, diethylstilbestrol, tamoxifen, or fungal hormones. The abundance of EBP was 4- to 10-fold higher during the early logarithmic growth phase of yeast cells than during the stationary phase. The molecular size of EBP, measured by Sephacryl S-200 gel exclusion chromatography, yielded a Stokes radius of approximately 29 A. Sucrose density gradient sedimentation showed a sedimentation coefficient (S2020,W) of 4, with no ionic dependent aggregation of the [3H]estradiol-EBP complex. The apparent mol wt of the EBP is approximately 46,000, with an axial ratio of 1, indicating the symmetrical shape of the molecule. In summary, in addition to the previously described corticosterone-binding protein, a separate high affinity, stereospecific, estrogen-selective binder has been demonstrated in the cytosol of C. albicans.

journal_name

Endocrinology

journal_title

Endocrinology

authors

Skowronski R,Feldman D

doi

10.1210/endo-124-4-1965

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1989-04-01 00:00:00

pages

1965-72

issue

4

eissn

0013-7227

issn

1945-7170

journal_volume

124

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