Aggregation of Human Wild-Type and H27A-Prolactin in Cells and in Solution: Roles of Zn2+, Cu2+, and pH
Sankoorikal B, Zhu Y, Hodsdon M, Lolis E, Dannies P. Aggregation of Human Wild-Type and H27A-Prolactin in Cells and in Solution: Roles of Zn2+, Cu2+, and pH. Endocrinology 2002, 143: 1302-1309. DOI: 10.1210/en.143.4.1302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtT20 cellsSecretory granulesFormation of secretory granulesHuman prolactinZn2+-binding siteTransfected AtT20 cellsCores of secretory granulesHuman wild-typeWild-type prolactinAcidic pHCOS cellsRecombinant human prolactinIntracellular compartmentsWild-typeBinding sitesRat prolactinCu2+Neutral pHProlactinRatio of Zn2Concentrations of hormonesAtT20Cells