Abstract |
Steroid alcohol sulfotransferase (SAS) has been isolated from the cytosol of a human breast carcinoma cell line, MCF-7. This enzyme from Sephadex G-200 chromatography displayed a mol. wt of 118 KDa. The conditions for optimal enzymic activity of SAS were determined to be 20 min incubations at 45 degrees C in 0.2 M Tris buffer (pH 7.5) containing 0.06 M Mg2+. Chromatofocusing chromatography also yielded a single peak of SAS with a pI of 5.8. Results from the incubations of a series of androstane analogues revealed that SAS required a 3 beta- hydroxyl on a steroid with the trans bridge between the A and B rings. Neither the 3 beta-allylic hydroxyl group nor the A-ring phenolic 3-hydroxyl accepted the sulfate group from 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate. D-ring beta- hydroxyl groups were tolerated by the enzyme, however, alpha- hydroxyl groups on the D-ring appeared to interfere with the reaction. Sulfurylation of steroids by SAS was related inversely to the sum of the displacements of the 3-hydroxyl plus that of the 17-hydroxyl groups relative to the plane of symmetry of the dehydroepiandrosterone nucleus. This enzyme was also capable of sulfurylating short chain aliphatic alcohols, although at greatly reduced rates. 3 beta-Chloro-5-androstene-17-one and 2-nitroestradiol. 17 beta proved to be the best inhibitors of SAS.
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Authors | J Rozhin, J D Corombos, J P Horwitz, S C Brooks |
Journal | Journal of steroid biochemistry
(J Steroid Biochem)
Vol. 25
Issue 6
Pg. 973-9
(Dec 1986)
ISSN: 0022-4731 [Print] England |
PMID | 2948075
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Sulfates
- Dehydroepiandrosterone
- Sulfurtransferases
- Sulfotransferases
- alcohol sulfotransferase
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Topics |
- Breast Neoplasms
(enzymology)
- Cell Line
- Chemical Phenomena
- Chemistry
- Cytosol
(enzymology)
- Dehydroepiandrosterone
(analogs & derivatives, metabolism)
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Substrate Specificity
- Sulfates
(metabolism)
- Sulfotransferases
- Sulfurtransferases
(antagonists & inhibitors, isolation & purification, metabolism)
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