The nuclear receptor superfamily: A structural perspective

ER Weikum, X Liu, EA Ortlund - Protein Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nuclear receptors (NRs) are a family of transcription factors that regulate numerous
physiological processes such as metabolism, reproduction, inflammation, as well as the …

Structure and mechanism of the Hsp90 molecular chaperone machinery

LH Pearl, C Prodromou - Annu. Rev. Biochem., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Abstract Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone essential for activating
many signaling proteins in the eukaryotic cell. Biochemical and structural analysis of Hsp90 …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B virus replication

J Beck, M Nassal - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepadnaviruses, including human hepatitis B virus (HBV), replicate through reverse
transcription of an RNA intermediate, the pregenomic RNA (pgRNA). Despite this kinship to …

Structure–function relationship of estrogen receptor α and β: Impact on human health

P Ascenzi, A Bocedi, M Marino - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
17β-Estradiol (E2) controls many aspects of human physiology, including development,
reproduction and homeostasis, through regulation of the transcriptional activity of its cognate …

Translational regulatory mechanisms generate N-terminal glucocorticoid receptor isoforms with unique transcriptional target genes

NZ Lu, JA Cidlowski - Molecular cell, 2005 - cell.com
Glucocorticoids regulate diverse physiological functions ranging from mitosis to apoptosis,
although only one glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene has been discovered. We report here …

Hsp90: structure and function

SE Jackson - Molecular chaperones, 2013 - Springer
Hsp90 is a highly abundant and ubiquitous molecular chaperone which plays an essential
role in many cellular processes including cell cycle control, cell survival, hormone and other …

The Hsp90 molecular chaperone: an open and shut case for treatment

LH Pearl, C Prodromou, P Workman - Biochemical Journal, 2008 - portlandpress.com
The molecular chaperone Hsp90 (90 kDa heat-shock protein) is a remarkably versatile
protein involved in the stress response and in normal homoeostatic control mechanisms. It …

The HSP90 molecular chaperone—an enigmatic ATPase

LH Pearl - Biopolymers, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The HSP90 molecular chaperone is involved in the activation and cellular stabilization of a
range of 'client'proteins, of which oncogenic protein kinases and nuclear steroid hormone …

Crosstalk in inflammation: the interplay of glucocorticoid receptor-based mechanisms and kinases and phosphatases

IME Beck, W Vanden Berghe, L Vermeulen… - Endocrine …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are steroidal ligands for the GC receptor (GR), which can function as
a ligand-activated transcription factor. These steroidal ligands and derivatives thereof are …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro modeling of the neurobiological effects of glucocorticoids: A review

K Bassil, AC Krontira, T Leroy, AIH Escoto… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation has long been implicated in stress-
related disorders such as major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder …