MUTATIONS THAT ALTER LIGAND-INDUCED SWITCHES AND DIMERIZATION ACTIVITIES IN THE RETINOID-X RECEPTOR

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ZHANG, XK [1 ]
SALBERT, G [1 ]
LEE, MO [1 ]
PFAHL, M [1 ]
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[1] LA JOLLA CANC RES FDN,CANC RES CTR,LA JOLLA,CA 92037
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10.1128/MCB.14.6.4311
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The retinoid X receptor (RXR) heterodimerizes with a variety of nuclear receptors. In addition, RXR forms homodimers in the presence of its ligand, 9-cis-retinoic acid. From deletion and point mutation analysis we present evidence that a short region (amino acids 413 to 443) in the carboxy terminus of RXR alpha is critical for both homo- and heterodimeric interactions as well as for diverse functional activities. In addition, we present evidence that homo- and heterodimer functions can be separated. The deletion of 19 amino acids from the C-terminal end of RXR dramatically reduced the transcriptional activation function of RXR. The removal of 10 additional amino acids resulted in a receptor (Delta RXR3) that had completely lost its ligand-dependent homodimer function but retained its heterodimer activities. Heterodimer function was abolished by the deletion of an additional 20 amino acids. Single amino acid substitutions in the region generated receptors with altered RXR homodimer DNA binding, while Simultaneous mutation of three Leu residues (Leu-418, -419 and -422) completely abolished both RXR homodimer and heterodimer DNA binding activities. Mutation of Leu-430 to Phe (L430-F) resulted in a receptor that bound to DNA strongly as homodimers in a ligand-independent manner, while another single amino acid exchange (L422-Q) led to a mutant that behaved in a manner exactly opposite to that of wild-type RXR in that the homodimerization of the mutant occurred in the absence of ligand and was inhibited by 9-cis-retinoic acid. In transfection assays, both L422-Q and L430-F failed to act as homodimers but retained their heterodimer function. Our studies demonstrate the unique properties of the RXR ligand binding domain and point to specific residues that mediate homo- and heterodimer activities and ligand-induced conformational switches.
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