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Biochemical Reconstitution of Steroid Receptor•Hsp90 Protein Complexes and Reactivation of Ligand Binding
Published on: September 21, 2011
Steroid and related receptors
1ICRF, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK.
Abstract:
Steroid hormone receptors stimulate gene transcription by binding to DNA as homodimers, whereas many other members of the nuclear receptor family appear to function as heterodimers or as monomers. This is important for target gene recognition and, given that many of the receptors are expressed in multiple forms, generates many combinations of ligand-dependent transcription factors that regulate the expression of different genes in diverse pathways.
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