Asymmetric Allostery in Estrogen Receptor-α Homodimers Drives Responses to the Ensemble of Estrogens in the Hormonal Milieu
C. K. Min, J. C. Nwachukwu, Y. Hou, R. Russo, A. Papa, J. Min, R. Peng, S. H. Kim, Y. Zeigler, E. S. Rangarajan, T. Izard, B. S. Katzenellenbogen, J. A. Katzenellenbogen, K. W. Nettles
This paper shows that estrogen receptor-α homodimers can function as conformational heterodimers, integrating different ligand signals to produce distinct agonist or antagonist activity profiles.
bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2024 · PreprintBiophysics