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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
26
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) interacts specifically with glucocorticoids, whereas its closest relative, the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), interacts with both glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, such as aldosterone. To investigate the mechanism underlying the glucocorticoid/mineralocorticoid specificity of the GR, we used a yeast model system to screen for GR ligand-binding domain mutants, substituted with MR residues in the segment 565-574, that can be efficiently activated by aldosterone. In all such increased activity mutants, valine 571 was replaced by methionine, even though most mutants also contained substitutions of other residues with their MR counterparts. Further analysis in yeast and COS-7 cells has revealed that the identity of residue 571 determines the behavior of other MR substituted residues in the 565-574 segment. Generally, MR substitutions in this region are only consistent with aldosterone binding if residue 571 is also replaced with methionine (MR conformation). If residue 571 is valine (GR conformation), most other MR substitution mutants drastically reduce interaction with both mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid hormones. Based on these functional data, we hypothesize that residue 571 functions as a regional organizer involved in discriminating between glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid hormones. We have used a molecular model of the GR ligand-binding domain in an attempt to interpret our functional data in structural terms.
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
25
pubmed:volume
274
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
18515-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Aldosterone, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Glucocorticoids, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Mineralocorticoids, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Receptors, Glucocorticoid, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Receptors, Mineralocorticoid, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Triamcinolone Acetonide, pubmed-meshheading:10373460-Valine
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Valine 571 functions as a regional organizer in programming the glucocorticoid receptor for differential binding of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge Hospital, Novum, S-141 86, Sweden. ulrika.lind@mednut.ki.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't