PMID- 21229763 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110623 LR - 20161018 IS - 0250-3301 (Print) IS - 0250-3301 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 10 DP - 2010 Oct TI - [Prokaryotic expression of human vitamin D receptor (hVDR) and its binding activities to Cd and Pb]. PG - 2469-74 AB - Human vitamin D receptor (hVDR) is a potential receptor channel for heavy metals to affect bone metabolism, while to date there is no report about the binding activity between heavy metals and hVDR. This study established a prokaryotic expression of hVDR system, by cloned hVDR-LBD into pGEX-4T-1 vector. Then according to the principle that the nuclear receptor binding with its ligand can be combined with nuclear receptor coactivator 2-bacterial alkaline phosphatase fusion protein (TIF2-BAP), we established a method of p-nitrophenylphosphate-alkaline phosphatase to analyse the effects of chemical on the binding activity between hVDR and TIF2-BAP. Using this method, we studied the binding activities between hVDR and TIF2-BAP after exposure of cadmium and lead. The results showed that the binding activities significantly increased to 3.95 and 4.39 times that of the control after exposure of 100 micromol/L and 1 000 micromol/L cadmium chloride (CdCl2), and the binding activities significantly increased to 2.29 and 3.52 times that of the control after exposure of 100 micromol/L and 1 000 micromol/L lead acetate (PbAc2), respectively. These results indicate that cadmium and lead can mimic the activity of 1,25-(OH)2D3, disrupt the normal function of hVDR receptor channel, which may be the underlying mechanism of abnormal bone metabolism and osteoporosis caused by cadmium and lead. FAU - Jiao, Jian AU - Jiao J AD - School of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450052, China. jiaojian1111@yahoo.com.cn FAU - Zhang, Zhao-Bin AU - Zhang ZB FAU - Hu, Jian-Ying AU - Hu JY FAU - Wang, Jin-Shui AU - Wang JS LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - Huan Jing Ke Xue JT - Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue JID - 8405344 RN - 0 (Environmental Pollutants) RN - 0 (NCOA2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2) RN - 0 (Receptors, Calcitriol) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 00BH33GNGH (Cadmium) RN - 2P299V784P (Lead) RN - EC 3.1.3.1 (Alkaline Phosphatase) SB - IM MH - Alkaline Phosphatase/metabolism MH - Cadmium/*metabolism/toxicity MH - Cloning, Molecular MH - Environmental Pollutants/*metabolism/toxicity MH - Genetic Vectors/genetics MH - Humans MH - Lead/*metabolism/toxicity MH - Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2/metabolism MH - Osteoporosis/*chemically induced MH - Receptors, Calcitriol/biosynthesis/genetics/*metabolism MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/biosynthesis/genetics EDAT- 2011/01/15 06:00 MHDA- 2011/06/24 06:00 CRDT- 2011/01/15 06:00 PHST- 2011/01/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/01/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/06/24 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2010 Oct;31(10):2469-74.