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The crystal structure of the nuclear receptor for vitamin D bound to its natural ligand

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Rochel, N., Wurtz, J.M., Mitschler, A., Klaholz, B., Moras, D.·2000·Molecular Cell

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The action of 1 alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 is mediated by its nuclear receptor (VDR), a ligand-dependent transcription regulator. We report the 1.8 A resolution crystal structure of the complex between a VDR ligand-binding domain (LBD) construct lacking the highly variable VDR-specific insertion domain and vitamin D. The construct exhibits the same binding affinity for vitamin D and transactivation ability as the wild-type protein, showing that the N-terminal part of the LBD is essential for its structural and functional integrity while the large insertion peptide is dispensable. The structure reveals the active conformation of the bound ligand and allows understanding of the different binding properties of some synthetic analogs.

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Authors
Rochel, N., Wurtz, J. M., Mitschler, A., Klaholz, B., & Moras, D.
Affiliations
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Moras, D.
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2000-01
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
173-179
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2013252828
Cited by
842
References
39
Citations by year
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35.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Molecular Cell (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords
vitamin D receptor, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, ligand-binding domain, crystal structure, ligand binding, transcriptional activation, nuclear receptors, ligand conformation
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Calcitriol, Humans, Ligands, Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Molecular Sequence Data, Recombinant Proteins, Protein Structure, Secondary, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, Receptors, Calcitriol, Crystallography, X-Ray

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