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Science 9 June 1978:
Vol. 200. no. 4346, pp. 1177 - 1178
DOI: 10.1126/science.653363
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Science, Vol 200, Issue 4346, 1177-1178
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Receptors for glucocorticoids in the lens epithelium of the calf

AL Southren, GG Gordon, HS Yeh, MW Dunn, and BI Weinstein

The calf lens epithelium contains a specific cytoplasmic receptor for glucocorticoids. This binding protein has a high affinity for dexamethasone (average dissociation constant, 8 x 10(-9) mole per liter), a low capacity (average, 550 femtomoles per milligram of protein), extreme heat sensitivity, and exhibits a pattern of competition similar to that of glucocorticoid receptors in other tissues. This provides direct biochemical evidence that these tissues may function as a target organ for glucocorticoids.


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