title: Stimulation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase in mouse uterine epithelial cells by oestradiol-17 beta.
abstract: The characteristics of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase from mouse uterine epithelial cells were studied. Preliminary experiments showed that enzyme activity was stimulated approx. 10-fold 18h after administration of 100ng of oestradiol-17 beta. This activity was associated with all particulate fractions of the uterine luminal cell. The Km for D-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA was 5.54 +/- 1.12 microM. The detailed time-course of oestrogen stimulation showed two peaks of activity, 9 and 15h after hormone treatment. The DNA content of the epithelial cells doubled between 6 and 12h after hormone treatment, whereas the protein content increased linearly over the 18h period. The peak of enzyme activity at 9h is associated with early S phase of the epithelial cells; the peak at 15h may be associated with a second S phase or with mitosis. Pretreatment with progesterone for 3 days before injection of oestradiol-17 beta (a treatment which inhibits uterine epithelial DNA synthesis) reduced the oestrogenic stimulation of enzyme activity by 63%; progesterone treatment alone did not stimulate enzyme activity. These data suggest that uterine epithelial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase may play an important role in the cell cycle in this tissue.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D025782:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA-Reductases, NADP-dependent; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014599:Uterus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol; D004247:DNA; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases; D025782:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA-Reductases, NADP-dependent