Observation and quantitation of metal-binding sites in the sex steroid-binding protein of human and rabbit sera using the luminescent probe terbium

1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 299-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Alexander Ross ◽  
Paul B. Contino ◽  
Mark F. Lulka ◽  
Philip H. Petra
Keyword(s):  
Metal Binding ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Sex Steroid ◽  
Luminescent Probe ◽  
Metal Binding Sites ◽  
Steroid Binding ◽  
Steroid Binding Protein

Amino acid sequence of the sex steroid binding protein of human blood plasma

Biochemistry ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 25 (23) ◽  
pp. 7584-7590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Walsh ◽  
Koiti Titani ◽  
Koji Takio ◽  
Santosh Kumar ◽  
Rutherford Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Blood Plasma ◽  
Human Blood ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Sex Steroid ◽  
Human Blood Plasma ◽  
Steroid Binding ◽  
Steroid Binding Protein

scholarly journals Identification of Metal-binding Sites in Rat Brain Calcium-binding Protein

1995 ◽  
Vol 270 (51) ◽  
pp. 30353-30358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy D. Veenstra ◽  
Myron D. Gross ◽  
Willi Hunziker ◽  
Rajiv Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Rat Brain ◽  
Metal Binding ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Calcium Binding ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Calcium Binding Protein ◽  
Metal Binding Sites

Molecular organization of the sex steroid-binding protein (SBP) of human plasma

1986 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip H. Petra ◽  
Santosh Kumar ◽  
Rutherford Hayes ◽  
Lowell H. Ericsson ◽  
Koiti Titani
Keyword(s):  
Human Plasma ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Molecular Organization ◽  
Sex Steroid ◽  
Steroid Binding ◽  
Steroid Binding Protein

Control of plasma sex steroid-binding protein in the bat Myotis lucifugus lucifugus: induction of steroid-binding activity in immature males

1983 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Damassa ◽  
A. W. Gustafson ◽  
G. C. Chari
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Maturity ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
High Plasma ◽  
Myotis Lucifugus ◽  
Sex Steroid ◽  
Immature Male ◽  
Steroid Binding ◽  
Active Adults ◽  
Long Photoperiod ◽  
Steroid Binding Protein

Concentrations of sex steroid-binding protein (SBP) in plasma of immature male little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus lucifugus) were found to be low (15 ± 2·8 (s.e.m.) nmol/l) and stable throughout the period of hibernation which immediately precedes the onset of the first spermatogenic cycle (sexual maturity). In contrast, plasma SBP titres in spermatogenically active adults (summer) were markedly raised (238 ± 26 nmol/l). When immature males were removed from hibernation and maintained on a long photoperiod of 16 h light: 8 h darkness at a constant temperature of 25 °C to accelerate the onset of sexual maturity, these animals exhibited a rapid rise in circulating SBP. Plasma levels of SBP in immature males maintained on a long photoperiod increased significantly after 2 weeks, and by 3 weeks reached values (234± 20 nmol/l) that were indistinguishable from those seen in spermatogenically active adults. These high plasma SBP titres at 3 weeks were accompanied by increases in testicular and epididymal weights and the onset of spermatogenesis. However, no stimulation of the sex accessory glands was observed, possibly reflecting the effects of increased plasma SBP on the biological activity of circulating androgens. The ability of immature male Myotis to exhibit a pubertal increase in plasma SBP following simple environmental manipulation should provide a valuable model for the study of the control and action of sex steroid-binding protein.

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