title: Separation and characterization of 7 and 9 S forms of rat liver aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
abstract: Two forms of rat liver aryl hydrocarbon receptor were separated by chromatography on DEAE-cellulose in the presence of molybdate. After labeling for 2 h at 0 degrees C, the receptor separated on the DEAE column into a flow-through peak (peak I) and a peak eluting at 80 mM KCl (peak II). It had been reported previously that exposure to high salt in the presence of molybdate caused the appearance of both 9 and 5-6 S receptor forms. After confirming this, I examined the relationship of the peak I and peak II receptors to these receptor forms. In high salt buffer containing molybdate, the peak I receptor sedimented in the 5-6 S region and the peak II receptor at 9 S. High salt buffer lacking molybdate converted both peak I and peak II receptors to forms sedimenting in the 5-6 S region. In low salt buffer containing molybdate, the peak I receptor sedimented at slightly more than 7 S and the peak II receptor at 9-10 S. Thus, the peak II receptor could be stabilized by molybdate as a 9 S form, and the peak I receptor was converted by high salt from a 7 to a 5-6 S form, despite the presence of molybdate. Most of the peak I receptor bound to a DNA-cellulose column and was eluted by high salt. The peak II receptor showed very little DNA binding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Dougherty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002848:Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D011955:Receptors, Drug