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Detection of the TCDD binding-fingerprint within the Ah receptor ligand binding domain by structurally driven mutagenesis and functional analysis

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dc.creator Pandini, A
dc.creator Soshilov, AA
dc.creator Song, Y
dc.creator Zhao, J
dc.creator Bonati, L
dc.creator Denison, MS
dc.date 2015-02-03T09:52:52Z
dc.date 2009-06-30
dc.date 2015-02-03T09:52:52Z
dc.date 2009
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-25T14:53:45Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-25T14:53:45Z
dc.identifier Biochemistry, 2009, 48 (25), pp. 5972 - 5983
dc.identifier 0006-2960
dc.identifier http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bi900259z
dc.identifier http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/10066
dc.identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi900259z
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/172698
dc.description The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-dependent, basic helix-loop-helix Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS)-containing transcription factor that can bind and be activated by structurally diverse chemicals, including the toxic environmental contaminant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Our previous three-dimensional homology model of the mouse AhR (mAhR) PAS B ligand binding domain allowed identification of the binding site and its experimental validation. We have extended this analysis by conducting comparative structural modeling studies of the ligand binding domains of six additional highaffinity mammalian AhRs. These results, coupled with site-directed mutagenesis and AhR functional analysis, have allowed detection of the "TCDD binding-fingerprint" of conserved residues within the ligand binding cavity necessary for high-affinity TCDD binding and TCDD-dependent AhR transformation DNA binding. The essential role of selected residues was further evaluated using molecular docking simulations of TCDD with both wild-type and mutant mAhRs. Taken together, our results dramatically improve our understanding of the molecular determinants of TCDD binding and provide a basis for future studies directed toward rationalizing the observed species differences in AhR sensitivity to TCDD and understanding the mechanistic basis for the dramatic diversity in AhR ligand structure. © 2009 American Chemical Society.
dc.format 5972 - 5983
dc.format 5972 - 5983
dc.language eng
dc.language en
dc.relation Biochemistry
dc.relation Biochemistry
dc.subject Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)
dc.subject Helix-loop-helix Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS)
dc.title Detection of the TCDD binding-fingerprint within the Ah receptor ligand binding domain by structurally driven mutagenesis and functional analysis
dc.type Article


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