Structural determinants of nuclear receptor assembly on DNA direct repeats

Nature. 1995 May 18;375(6528):203-11. doi: 10.1038/375203a0.

Abstract

Nuclear receptor heterodimers recognize response elements composed of two direct repeats of the consensus sequence 5'-AGGTCA-3' separated by one to five base pairs. The 1.9 A crystal structure of the complex formed by the DNA-binding domains of the 9-cis retinoic acid receptor and thyroid hormone receptor bound to a thyroid-response element shows that the subunits interact through a DNA-supported interface involving the carboxy-terminal extension of the DNA-binding domain of the thyroid hormone receptor. The stereochemistry suggests a mechanism by which heterodimers recognize the inter-half-site spacing between direct repeats.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Base Sequence
  • Computer Graphics
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • DNA / chemistry*
  • DNA / metabolism
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / chemistry*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid / chemistry*
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid / metabolism
  • Receptors, Thyroid Hormone / chemistry*
  • Receptors, Thyroid Hormone / metabolism
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid
  • Receptors, Thyroid Hormone
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • DNA