The compounds were synthesized following exactly the reported procedures [21 (link),44 (link)]. E2, the 17β-aminoestrogens, and G36 were dissolved in absolute ethanol and used as a stock solution (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany). All cell culture reagents and media, as well as the molecular biology reagents, were purchased from Gibco (Invitrogen Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA).
Additionally, 7-Aminoactinomycin D (7-AAD) was acquired from BioLegend, San Diego, CA, USA, Phosflow Fix Buffer I and Phosflow Perm Buffer III were purchased from Becton Dickinson (BD) Biosciences, San Jose, CA, USA), and the rabbit anti-phospho c-fos (SER32) monoclonal antibody was acquired from Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA.