Structural Insights Into the Mode of Action of a Pure Antiestrogen
Pike, A.C.W., Brzozowski, A.M., Walton, J., Hubbard, R.E., Thorsell, A.G., Li, Y.L., Gustafsson, J.A., Carlquist, M.(2001) Structure 9: 145
- PubMed: 11250199 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(01)00568-8
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1HJ1 - PubMed Abstract: 
Estrogens exert their effects on target tissues by binding to a nuclear transcription factor termed the estrogen receptor (ER). Previous structural studies have demonstrated that each class of ER ligand (agonist, partial agonist, and SERM antagonist) induces distinctive orientations in the receptor's carboxy-terminal transactivation helix. The conformation of this portion of the receptor determines whether ER can recruit and interact with the components of the transcriptional machinery, thereby facilitating target gene expression.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Structural Biology Laboratory, Chemistry Department, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, York, United Kingdom.