A SINGLE AMINO-ACID EXCHANGE ABOLISHES DIMERIZATION OF THE ANDROGEN RECEPTOR AND CAUSES REIFENSTEIN SYNDROME

被引:30
作者
GAST, A
NEUSCHMIDKASPAR, F
KLOCKER, H
CATO, ACB
机构
[1] FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE, INST GENET, D-76021 KARLSRUHE, GERMANY
[2] UNIV INNSBRUCK, DEPT UROL, A-6020 INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA
基金
奥地利科学基金会;
关键词
ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY; DNA BINDING DOMAIN; MUTATION; D-LOOP;
D O I
10.1016/0303-7207(95)03554-K
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A single exchange of an alanine to a threonine at amino acid position 596 in the androgen receptor has been identified as an inheritable trait in patients with Reifenstein syndrome. This exchange is a result of a germ line mutation in the genomic DNA sequences that make up the D-loop of the receptor. The D-loop and sequences in the hormone binding domain together provide the interacting surfaces for receptor dimer formation and subsequent binding to DNA. Here we show that the single amino acid exchange abolishes dimerization of the receptor. With this finding we demonstrate that the destruction of dimerization of the androgen receptor is one of the causes of Reifenstein syndrome.
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页码:93 / 98
页数:6
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