GFP-reporter for a high throughput assay to monitor estrogenic compounds |
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Authors: | Beck Verena Pfitscher Angelika Jungbauer Alois |
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Institution: | Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria |
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Abstract: | In vitro test systems using yeast cells are a useful tool for the determination of the estrogenic activity of estrogens, phyto- and xeno-estrogens and can be used for monitoring large sample numbers in a routine analysis procedure. Our conventional transactivation assay functions with an expression plasmid expressing estrogen receptor α (ERα) under the control of a copper-inducible CUP1 promoter and a reporter plasmid expressing β-galactosidase under the control of the vitellogenin estrogen response element (ERE). In the novel yeast screen system the lacZ gene in the reporter plasmid was substituted by a gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP). Incubation of yeast with various concentrations of estrogenically active substances led to expression of the reporter gene product GFP in a dose dependent manner. The yeast transactivation assay was further down-scaled to be performed in a microplate scale, which is an important step to facilitate handling of large sample numbers. The sensitivity and reproducibility of the novel test system could be confirmed by analysis of the potencies of various estrogenically active substances. Thus, the newly developed yeast estrogen screen using GFP as a reporter can substitute the assay that has been used for a period of several years. |
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Keywords: | 17β-estradiol Ethinylestradiol Mestranol Green fluorescent protein (GFP) Reporter gene Estrogen receptor α |
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