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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
Mutation of a single amino acid in the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of the human androgen receptor (hAR) can induce functional abnormalities in androgen binding, stabilization of active conformation, or interaction with coactivators. The Gly708Ala and Gly708Val substitutions are associated with partial and complete androgen insensitivity syndromes, respectively. In this work, we introduced Ala, Val, and aromatic Phe mutations at position 708 on helix H3 of the hAR-LBD and tested the functional and structural consequences on hAR activity in the presence of steroidal or nonsteroidal agonists and antagonists. The residues involved in the specific recognition of these androgen ligands were identified and analyzed in the light of in vitro biological experiments and the 3D hAR-LBD structure. Our study demonstrated that the Gly708Ala mutation influenced the agonist versus antagonist activity of the ligands and confirmed the crucial role of this residue within the ligand-binding pocket (LBP) in the modulation of androgen agonists. The Gly708Ala mutation transformed the antiandrogen cyproterone acetate (CPA), a partial agonist, into a pure antiandrogen, and the pure nonsteroidal antiandrogen hydroxyflutamide in a partial agonist. From the docking studies, we suggest that CPA acts on AR through the novel mechanism called "passive antagonism".
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0026-895X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
791-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Alanine, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Amino Acid Substitution, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Androgen Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Cercopithecus aethiops, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Cyproterone Acetate, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Glycine, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Metribolone, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Receptors, Androgen, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Testosterone Congeners, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:12644579-Tritium
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Mutation of the androgen receptor at amino acid 708 (Gly-->Ala) abolishes partial agonist activity of steroidal antiandrogens.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U439, Montpellier France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't