Binding-folding induced regulation of AF1 transactivation domain of the glucocorticoid receptor by a cofactor that binds to its DNA binding domain

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Garza, Anna S ^b   Khan, Shagufta H ^a   Moure, Carmen M ^c   Edwards, Dean P ^c   Kumar, Raj ^a  

^a Janet Weis Children s Hospital   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN C JUN; STEROID HORMONE; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DNA; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; STEROID RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 1; TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TRANSACTIVATION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 1; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TATA-BOX BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 80053898470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025875     Document Type: Article

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