The crystal structure of the nuclear receptor for vitamin D bound to its natural ligand
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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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The increased potency of 20,24(OH)2D3, 20,25(OH)2D3, and 20,26(OH)2D3 is consistent with additional hydrogen bonds from their C24-, C25-, and C26-hydroxyl groups to VDR residues causing tighter binding.
“This is consistent with the prediction of additional hydrogen bonds from the C24-, C25- and C26-hydroxyl groups of these secosteroids to residues in the VDR causing tighter binding”
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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)
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- W2013252828
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- 35.51
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- journal article
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- en
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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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