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== Vitamin D Receptor == | == Vitamin D Receptor == | ||
'''Vitamin D receptor''' (<scene name='56/562378/Vit_d_receptor_3m7r/3'>VDR</scene>) is a transcription factor. Upon binding to vitamin D, VDR forms a heterodimer with retinoid-X receptor and binds to hormone response receptors on DNA causing gene expression. | '''Vitamin D receptor''' (<scene name='56/562378/Vit_d_receptor_3m7r/3'>VDR</scene>) is a transcription factor. Upon binding to vitamin D, VDR forms a heterodimer with retinoid-X receptor and binds to hormone response receptors on DNA causing gene expression. The vitamin D hormone binds to receptors in its target cells, controlling the synthesis of many different proteins involved in calcium transport and utilization. VDR contains two domains: a <scene name='56/562378/Lbd/1'>ligand binding domain (LBD)</scene> that binds to the hormone and <scene name='56/562378/Dbd/2'>DNA-binding domain (DBD)</scene> that binds to DNA. It pairs up with a similar protein, 9-cis retinoic acid receptor (RXR), and together they bind to the DNA, activating synthesis in some cases and repressing it in others. | ||
<scene name='56/562378/Lbd/1'>ligand binding domain (LBD)</scene> and <scene name='56/562378/Dbd/2'>DNA-binding domain (DBD)</scene>. | |||
{{STRUCTURE_1db1| PDB=1db1 | SCENE= }} | {{STRUCTURE_1db1| PDB=1db1 | SCENE= }} | ||