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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
26
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
To understand the basis for functional differences between the two human progesterone receptors (PR), we have carried out a detailed biochemical and biophysical analysis of the N-terminal region of each isoform. Extending our previous work on the A-isoform (Bain, D. L, Franden, M. A., McManaman, J. L., Takimoto, G. S., and Horwitz, K. B. (2000) J. Biol. Chem. 275, 7313-7320), here we present studies on the N-terminal region of the B-isoform (NT-B) and compare its properties to its A-receptor counterpart (NT-A). As seen previously with NT-A, NT-B is quantitatively monomeric in solution, yet undergoes N-terminal-mediated assembly upon DNA binding. Limited proteolysis, microsequencing, and sedimentation analyses indicate that the B-isoform exists in a non-globular, extended conformation very similar to that of NT-A. Additionally, the 164 amino acids unique to the B-isoform (BUS) appear to be in a more extended conformation relative to sequences common to both receptors and do not exist as an independent structural domain. However, sedimentation studies of NT-A and NT-B show differences in the ensemble distribution of their conformational states. We hypothesize that isoform-specific functional differences are not due to structural differences, per se. Rather, the transcriptional element BUS, or possibly other transcription factors, causes a redistribution of the conformational ensemble by stabilizing a more functionally active set of conformations in NT-B.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
276
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
23825-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The N-terminal region of human progesterone B-receptors: biophysical and biochemical comparison to A-receptors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine and The Molecular Biology Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA. david.bain@uchsc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't