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The structure of the ultraspiracle ligand-binding domain reveals a nuclear receptor locked in an inactive conformation.


ABSTRACT: Ultraspiracle (USP) is the invertebrate homologue of the mammalian retinoid X receptor (RXR). RXR plays a uniquely important role in differentiation, development, and homeostasis through its ability to serve as a heterodimeric partner to many other nuclear receptors. RXR is able to influence the activity of its partner receptors through the action of the ligand 9-cis retinoic acid. In contrast to RXR, USP has no known high-affinity ligand and is thought to be a silent component in the heterodimeric complex with partner receptors such as the ecdysone receptor. Here we report the 2.4-A crystal structure of the USP ligand-binding domain. The structure shows that a conserved sequence motif found in dipteran and lepidopteran USPs, but not in mammalian RXRs, serves to lock USP in an inactive conformation. It also shows that USP has a large hydrophobic cavity, implying that there is almost certainly a natural ligand for USP. This cavity is larger than that seen previously for most other nuclear receptors. Intriguingly, this cavity has partial occupancy by a bound lipid, which is likely to resemble the natural ligand for USP.

SUBMITTER: Clayton GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC29294 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The structure of the ultraspiracle ligand-binding domain reveals a nuclear receptor locked in an inactive conformation.

Clayton G M GM   Peak-Chew S Y SY   Evans R M RM   Schwabe J W JW  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20010206 4


Ultraspiracle (USP) is the invertebrate homologue of the mammalian retinoid X receptor (RXR). RXR plays a uniquely important role in differentiation, development, and homeostasis through its ability to serve as a heterodimeric partner to many other nuclear receptors. RXR is able to influence the activity of its partner receptors through the action of the ligand 9-cis retinoic acid. In contrast to RXR, USP has no known high-affinity ligand and is thought to be a silent component in the heterodime  ...[more]

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