title: Interactions among a subfamily of nuclear hormone receptors: the regulatory zipper model.
abstract: The nuclear hormone receptors comprise a superfamily of ligand-modulated transcription factors that regulate homeostasis, reproduction, development, and differentiation. Three amino acids within the zinc finger DNA binding motif determine target gene specificity. Groups of receptors exist with similar DNA binding specificity. A complex carboxy terminal region mediates ligand binding, dimerization, and hormone-relieved transcriptional inactivation. We summarize the current understanding of these phenomena and suggest a novel model that structurally and functionally links these events. This "regulatory zipper model" may explain the mechanism by which ligand activates nuclear hormone receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Samuels
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D004247:DNA