Activation of glucocorticoid cytoreceptors in rat heart]

Accumulation of 3H-dexamethasone by the nuclei in a cell-free system was studied. The increase in temperature from 0 degrees to 20 degrees C and treatment of cytosol by KCl (0.4 M) or theophylline (10mM) significantly increased the absorption the bound hormone by the nuclear fraction. Activation of the steroid-protein complex induced by temperature and addition of theophylline did not change its size. The increase in the ionic strength decreased the Stokes radius from 53 A down to 39.5 A and the sedimentation coefficient value from 7S down to 4S. It is concluded that the heart tissue cytoplasm contains a glucocorticoid receptor.     

Low-angle x-ray diffraction of the erythrocyte membrane

Using low-angle X-ray diffraction technique it has been shown that preparing procedures can induce the phase separation in red blood cell membranes in the course of which proteins are removed from lipid bilayers. The latter form rather extensive regions and the diffraction pattern of asymmetric type changes to a symmetric one.