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==Overview==

The crystal structure of the ligand binding domain (LBD) of the wild-type, Vitamin D receptor (VDR) of zebrafish bound to Gemini, a synthetic agonist, ligand with two identical side chains branching at carbon 20 reveals a, ligand-dependent structural rearrangement of the ligand binding pocket, (LBP). The rotation of a Leu side chain opens the access to a channel that, can accommodate the second side chain of the ligand. The 25% increase of, the LBP's volume does not alter the essential agonist features of VDR. The, possibility to adapt the LBP to novel ligands with different chemistry, and/or structure opens new perspectives in the design of more specifically, targeted ligands.

The crystal structure of the ligand binding domain (LBD) of the wild-type Vitamin D receptor (VDR) of zebrafish bound to Gemini, a synthetic agonist ligand with two identical side chains branching at carbon 20 reveals a ligand-dependent structural rearrangement of the ligand binding pocket (LBP). The rotation of a Leu side chain opens the access to a channel that can accommodate the second side chain of the ligand. The 25% increase of the LBP's volume does not alter the essential agonist features of VDR. The possibility to adapt the LBP to novel ligands with different chemistry and/or structure opens new perspectives in the design of more specifically targeted ligands.

==About this Structure==

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[[Category: alpha helical sandwich]]

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 ==Overview==
-The crystal structure of the ligand binding domain (LBD) of the wild-type, Vitamin D receptor (VDR) of zebrafish bound to Gemini, a synthetic agonist, ligand with two identical side chains branching at carbon 20 reveals a, ligand-dependent structural rearrangement of the ligand binding pocket, (LBP). The rotation of a Leu side chain opens the access to a channel that, can accommodate the second side chain of the ligand. The 25% increase of, the LBP's volume does not alter the essential agonist features of VDR. The, possibility to adapt the LBP to novel ligands with different chemistry, and/or structure opens new perspectives in the design of more specifically, targeted ligands.
+The crystal structure of the ligand binding domain (LBD) of the wild-type Vitamin D receptor (VDR) of zebrafish bound to Gemini, a synthetic agonist ligand with two identical side chains branching at carbon 20 reveals a ligand-dependent structural rearrangement of the ligand binding pocket (LBP). The rotation of a Leu side chain opens the access to a channel that can accommodate the second side chain of the ligand. The 25% increase of the LBP's volume does not alter the essential agonist features of VDR. The possibility to adapt the LBP to novel ligands with different chemistry and/or structure opens new perspectives in the design of more specifically targeted ligands.
 ==About this Structure==
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 [[Category: alpha helical sandwich]]
-''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on Wed Jan 23 15:27:03 2008''
+''Page seeded by [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca OCA ] on Thu Feb 21 17:40:24 2008''