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Estramustine-binding protein and specific binding of the anti-mitotic compound estramustine in astrocytoma.

Abstract
Estramustine-binding protein (EMBP) is a M(r) 46,000 heterodimeric protein originally isolated from prostatic tissue. It has a demonstrated high affinity for, and selective binding of, estramustine, which is a derivative of 17 beta-estradiol and nornitrogen mustard with antimitotic activity. In this study, we have analysed the expression of an EMBP-like protein in astrocytoma specimens. Immunohistochemistry revealed a pronounced reactivity for EMBP in astrocytoma grades III-IV as well as in metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma used as positive control. In astrocytoma grades I-II, the expression was weak. The EMBP-like protein was quantified by radioimmunoassay in astrocytoma tumor tissue with higher concentrations in malignant astrocytoma, grades III-IV, compared to grades I-II tumors. Western immunoblotting of immunoaffinity purified EMBP-like protein under nonreducing conditions revealed an immunoreactivity corresponding to M(r) 138,000 and 200,000, indicating a different structure of EMBP in astrocytoma compared to prostatic tissue. Specific binding and the presence of saturable binding sites for 3H-labeled estramustine were demonstrated in astrocytoma tissues expressing EMBP-like protein. Scatchard plot analysis showed a Kd at approximately 30 nM, which suggests a binding affinity for estramustine in the same range as previously reported for EMBP in the prostate. Moreover, the number of estramustine binding sites/g tumor as calculated from the Scatchard plots was well correlated with the EMBP levels determined in the radioimmunoassay. In conclusion, an EMBP-like protein is expressed in astrocytoma. This protein may be responsible for the specific binding of estramustine in the tumor tissue. Whether this specific binding of estramustine is of importance for the cytotoxic effect in glioma cells remains to be evaluated.
AuthorsA T Bergenheim, P Björk, J Bergh, E von Schoultz, H Svedberg, R Henriksson
JournalCancer research (Cancer Res) Vol. 54 Issue 18 Pg. 4974-9 (Sep 15 1994) ISSN: 0008-5472 [Print] United States
PMID8069865 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Prostatic Secretory Proteins
  • estramustine-binding protein
  • Estramustine
Topics
  • Astrocytoma (chemistry, metabolism)
  • Blotting, Western
  • Brain Neoplasms (chemistry, metabolism)
  • Carrier Proteins (analysis)
  • Estramustine (metabolism)
  • Glioblastoma (chemistry, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Prostatic Secretory Proteins
  • Radioimmunoassay

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