title: Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a novel nuclear receptor similar to an embryonic benzoate receptor BXR.
abstract: Benzoate X receptor (BXR) is a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily and is activated by alkyl esters of amino benzoic acids and expressed during early development stages. We report here a second BXR, which was cloned by screening Xenopus laevis embryonic cDNA libraries. This new BXR, termed BXRbeta, exhibits 97% identity in the DNA-binding domain and 79% identity in the ligand-binding domain in amino acid sequence to previously reported Xenopus BXR. The BXRbeta strongly binds as a heterodimer with retinoid X receptor (RXR) to direct repeats of an AGGTCA motif spaced 4 or 5 base pairs apart and activates transcription by addition of methyprednisolone and dexamethasone as well as amino- and hydroxybenzoates.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Environmental Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565, Japan. nisikawa@phs.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomigahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishihara
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D019281:Dimerization; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000494:pharmacology; D008024:Ligands; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D020218:Response Elements / Q000235:genetics; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; D008024:Ligands; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; C112210:benzoate X receptor, Xenopus; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004247:DNA; D008775:Methylprednisolone