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1hcq
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THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR DNA-BINDING DOMAIN BOUND TO DNA: HOW RECEPTORS DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN THEIR RESPONSE ELEMENTS
The nuclear hormone receptors are a superfamily of ligand-activated DNA-binding transcription factors. We have determined the crystal structure (at 2.4 A) of the fully specific complex between the DNA-binding domain from the estrogen receptor and DNA. The protein binds as a symmetrical dimer to its palindromic binding site consisting of two 6 bp consensus half sites with three intervening base pairs. This structure reveals how the protein recognizes its own half site sequence rather than that of the related glucocorticoid receptor, which differs by only two base pairs. Since all nuclear hormone receptors recognize one or the other of these two consensus half site sequences, this recognition mechanism applies generally to the whole receptor family.
The crystal structure of the estrogen receptor DNA-binding domain bound to DNA: how receptors discriminate between their response elements., Schwabe JW, Chapman L, Finch JT, Rhodes D, Cell. 1993 Nov 5;75(3):567-78. PMID:8221895
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About this Structure
1HCQ is a 8 chains structure with sequences from Homo sapiens. The September 2003 RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month feature on Estrogen Receptor by David S. Goodsell is 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2003_9. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
- Schwabe JW, Chapman L, Finch JT, Rhodes D. The crystal structure of the estrogen receptor DNA-binding domain bound to DNA: how receptors discriminate between their response elements. Cell. 1993 Nov 5;75(3):567-78. PMID:8221895
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