Structural basis of natural promoter recognition by the retinoid X nuclear receptor.
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Date publication
janvier 2015
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr BIRCK Catherine, Dr DAVIDSON Irwin, Dr MORAS Dino, Dr ROCHEL-GUIBERTEAU Natacha, Dr OSZ-PAPAI Judit
Tous les auteurs :
Osz J, McEwen AG, Poussin-Courmontagne P, Moutier E, Birck C, Davidson I, Moras D, Rochel N
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Résumé
Retinoid X receptors (RXRs) act as homodimers or heterodimerisation partners of class II nuclear receptors. RXR homo- and heterodimers bind direct repeats of the half-site (A/G)G(G/T)TCA separated by 1 nucleotide (DR1). We present a structural characterization of RXR-DNA binding domain (DBD) homodimers on several natural DR1s and an idealized symmetric DR1. Homodimers displayed asymmetric binding, with critical high-affinity interactions accounting for the 3' positioning of RXR in heterodimers on DR1s. Differing half-site and spacer DNA sequence induce changes in RXR-DBD homodimer conformation notably in the dimerization interface such that natural DR1s are bound with higher affinity than an idealized symmetric DR1. Subtle changes in the consensus DR1 DNA sequence therefore specify binding affinity through altered RXR-DBD-DNA contacts and changes in DBD conformation suggesting a general model whereby preferential half-site recognition determines polarity of heterodimer binding to response elements.
Référence
Sci Rep. 2015 Feb 3;5:8216