Skip Navigation
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Use this QR code to view the newest version of this document
Use this QR code to view the newest version of this document

Your Environment. Your Health.

Publication Detail

Title: Computer modeling of estradiol interactions with the estrogen receptor.

Authors: Gordon, M S; Notides, A C

Published In J Steroid Biochem, (1986 Aug)

Abstract: Two computer models for the binding of estradiol to estrogen receptors were constructed, based solely upon the thermodynamic constraints of the most likely equilibria involved and known equilibrium constants. Previous data had suggested that the positive cooperativity of the system was dependent upon a monomer-dimer equilibrium (Notides et al., Proc. natn. Acad. Sci., U.S.A. 78 (1981) 4926-4930). Using computer modeling, we confirmed that the thermodynamic constraints of a monomer-dimer equilibrium system result in convex Scatchard plots in agreement with experimental data, including the progression to linearity at low receptor concentrations. This technique yielded estimates of the equilibrium constant for dimerization (approx. 10(10) to 10(14) M-1). The dose-response characteristics of the monomer-dimer equilibrium system revealed steep dose-response curves that were sensitive to the receptor concentration. In contrast, the dose-response curves that did not undergo a monomer-dimer equilibrium system and had a single step equilibrium process were more gradual.

PubMed ID: 3747518 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: No MeSH terms associated with this publication

Back
to Top