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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
42
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
Many of the effects of retinoids on cells are mediated by the transcription factors known as retinoid nuclear receptors, but the mechanisms by which retinoids regulate the activity of the receptors are not known. It was previously shown that the retinoid X receptor (RXR) forms tetramers with a high affinity. In the present work it is demonstrated that binding of 9-cis-retinoic acid to RXR leads to rapid dissociation of receptor tetramers. In addition, fluorescence anisotropy studies indicate that ligand-binding results in a significant conformational change such that holo-RXR is more compactly folded as compared to the apo-protein. These findings suggest that the initial event in signaling by 9-cis-retinoic acid is a change in the oligomeric state of RXR. The data also imply that tetramer formation is a regulatory feature of the pathway by which RXR mediates the effects of retinoids on gene transcription.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13717-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of ligand in retinoid signaling. 9-cis-retinoic acid modulates the oligomeric state of the retinoid X receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Cornell University, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Ithaca, New York 14853-6301, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.