DEXAMETHASONE STIMULATION OF METALLOTHIONEIN SYNTHESIS IN HELA-CELL CULTURES

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KARIN, M [1 ]
HERSCHMAN, HR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, INST MOLEC BIOL, DEPT BIOL CHEM, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 USA
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10.1126/science.432639
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
HeLa cells in culture synthesize metallothionein. To investigate the effects of glucocorticoids on metallothionein synthesis we adapted HeLa cells to growth in a defined medium lacking hydrocortisone. In this defined medium, containing 1.5 × 10-6M Zn2+, dexamethasone (10 -6M) caused a five- to sixfold increase in the synthesis of metallothionein. Progesterone (10-5M), a known antagonist of glucocorticoids, inhibited this response by 50 percent. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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