TY - JOUR
T1 - Catechol estrogen formation by pig blastocysts during the preimplantation period
T2 - Biochemical characterization of estrogen-2/4-hydroxylase and correlation with aromatase activity
AU - Mondschein, Judith S.
AU - Hersey, Roscoe M.
AU - Dey, Sudhansu K.
AU - Davis, Duane L.
AU - Weisz, Judith
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Formation of the catechol estrogens 2- and 4-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE2 and 4-OHE2) from estradiol by pig blastocysts was studied using a direct product isolation assay for estrogen-2/4-hydroxylase (E-2/4-H). Blastocyst E-2/4-H activity was characterized biochemically using homogenates of blas-tocysts obtained on day 12 of pregnancy. This information was used to establish appropriate incubation conditions for the assay of E-2/4-H activity in blastocysts during the preimplantation period. Catechol estrogen formation was linear with time for up t o 30 min and with blastocyst protein concentrations of up to 100 ng in a reaction volume of 150 μl. The E-2/4-H activity of pig blastocysts was maximal at pH 7.9 and was not affected by the nonionic detergent Tween-80. The E-2/4-H activity was dependent on nicotinamide cofactor, with NADPH preferred over NADH for 2-OHE2 formation. The predominant catechol estrogen formed was 2-OHE2: Maximu m velocities (Vmax) for the formation of 2- and 4-OHE2 were 1570 and 174 pmol/mg protein -30 min, respectively. The apparent Km values with respect to estradiol for 2- and 4-OHE2 were similar, 4.39 and 4.27 μ m, respectively. Blastocyst E-2/4-H activity was detectable in one of two samples of blastocysts from day 10 of pregnancy (4.4 pmol 2-OHE2/mg protein-30 min), increased to a maximum on days 12 and 13 (628 ± 153 and 516 ± 227 pmol 2-OHE2/mg protein 30 min, respectively), and declined by day 14 (63.2 ± 32.9 pmol 2-OHE2/mg protein-30 min). The activity of E-2/4-H was positively correlated with aromatase activity assayed in the same tissue samples from days 10-14 of pregnancy. The surge in E-2/4-H activity coincides with several of the critical events that occur near the time of implantation. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that catechol estrogens mediate some of the actions of estrogens in early pregnancy in the pig.
AB - Formation of the catechol estrogens 2- and 4-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE2 and 4-OHE2) from estradiol by pig blastocysts was studied using a direct product isolation assay for estrogen-2/4-hydroxylase (E-2/4-H). Blastocyst E-2/4-H activity was characterized biochemically using homogenates of blas-tocysts obtained on day 12 of pregnancy. This information was used to establish appropriate incubation conditions for the assay of E-2/4-H activity in blastocysts during the preimplantation period. Catechol estrogen formation was linear with time for up t o 30 min and with blastocyst protein concentrations of up to 100 ng in a reaction volume of 150 μl. The E-2/4-H activity of pig blastocysts was maximal at pH 7.9 and was not affected by the nonionic detergent Tween-80. The E-2/4-H activity was dependent on nicotinamide cofactor, with NADPH preferred over NADH for 2-OHE2 formation. The predominant catechol estrogen formed was 2-OHE2: Maximu m velocities (Vmax) for the formation of 2- and 4-OHE2 were 1570 and 174 pmol/mg protein -30 min, respectively. The apparent Km values with respect to estradiol for 2- and 4-OHE2 were similar, 4.39 and 4.27 μ m, respectively. Blastocyst E-2/4-H activity was detectable in one of two samples of blastocysts from day 10 of pregnancy (4.4 pmol 2-OHE2/mg protein-30 min), increased to a maximum on days 12 and 13 (628 ± 153 and 516 ± 227 pmol 2-OHE2/mg protein 30 min, respectively), and declined by day 14 (63.2 ± 32.9 pmol 2-OHE2/mg protein-30 min). The activity of E-2/4-H was positively correlated with aromatase activity assayed in the same tissue samples from days 10-14 of pregnancy. The surge in E-2/4-H activity coincides with several of the critical events that occur near the time of implantation. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that catechol estrogens mediate some of the actions of estrogens in early pregnancy in the pig.
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U2 - 10.1210/endo-117-6-2339
DO - 10.1210/endo-117-6-2339
M3 - Article
C2 - 2998735
AN - SCOPUS:0022409122
SN - 0013-7227
VL - 117
SP - 2339
EP - 2346
JO - Endocrinology
JF - Endocrinology
IS - 6
ER -