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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN RXR ALPHA LIGAND BINDING DOMAIN BOUND TO 9-CIS RETINOIC ACID

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.263 
  • R-Value Work: 0.228 

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Literature

Crystal structure of the human RXRalpha ligand-binding domain bound to its natural ligand: 9-cis retinoic acid.

Egea, P.F., Mitschler, A., Rochel, N., Ruff, M., Chambon, P., Moras, D.

(2000) EMBO J. 19: 2592-2601

  • DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.11.2592

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The pleiotropic effects of active retinoids are transduced by their cognate nuclear receptors, retinoid X receptors (RXRs) and retinoic acid receptors (RARs), which act as transcriptional regulators activated by two stereoisomers of retinoic acid (RA ...

    The pleiotropic effects of active retinoids are transduced by their cognate nuclear receptors, retinoid X receptors (RXRs) and retinoic acid receptors (RARs), which act as transcriptional regulators activated by two stereoisomers of retinoic acid (RA): 9-cis RA (9-cRA) and all-trans RA (a-tRA). Among nuclear receptors, RXR occupies a central position and plays a crucial role in many intracellular signalling pathways as a ubiquitous heterodimerization partner with numerous other members of this superfamily. Whereas RARs bind both isomers, RXRs exclusively bind 9-cRA. The crystal structure of the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of human RXRalpha bound to 9-cRA reveals the molecular basis of this ligand selectivity and allows a comparison of both apo and holo forms of the same nuclear receptor. In the crystal, the receptor is monomeric and exhibits a canonical agonist conformation without direct contacts between the ligand and the transactivation helix H12. Comparison with the unliganded RXRalpha LBD structure reveals the molecular mechanisms of ligand-induced conformational changes and allows us to describe at the atomic level how these changes generate the proper protein interface involved in nuclear receptor-coactivator interaction.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP/Collège de France, BP 163-67404 Illkirch Cedex, CU de Strasbourg, France.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR RXR-ALPHA
A, B
239Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: RXRA (NR2B1)
Find proteins for P19793 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P19793
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
9CR
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A, B
(9cis)-retinoic acid
C20 H28 O2
SHGAZHPCJJPHSC-ZVCIMWCZSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.263 
  • R-Value Work: 0.228 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 66.325α = 90.00
b = 86.358β = 90.00
c = 90.527γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
AMoREphasing
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSrefinement

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2000-07-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2016-11-09
    Type: Non-polymer description