Structural and functional profiling of environmental ligands for estrogen receptors.
Delfosse, V., Grimaldi, M., Cavailles, V., Balaguer, P., Bourguet, W.(2014) Environ Health Perspect 122: 1306-1313
- PubMed: 25260197 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408453
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4MG5, 4MG6, 4MG7, 4MG8, 4MG9, 4MGA, 4MGB, 4MGC, 4MGD - PubMed Abstract: 
Individuals are exposed daily to environmental pollutants that may act as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), causing a range of developmental, reproductive, metabolic, or neoplastic diseases. With their mostly hydrophobic pocket that serves as a docking site for endogenous and exogenous ligands, nuclear receptors (NRs) can be primary targets of small molecule environmental contaminants. However, most of these compounds are chemically unrelated to natural hormones, so their binding modes and associated hormonal activities are hardly predictable.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Inserm (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) U1054, Montpellier, France.