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Crystallographic Studies of Steroid-Protein Interactions

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Direct Mechanisms in Cholesterol Modulation of Protein Function

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Abstract

Steroid molecules have a wide range of function in eukaryotes, including the control and maintenance of membranes, hormonal control of transcription, and intracellular signaling. X-ray crystallography has served as a successful tool for gaining understanding of the structural and mechanistic aspects of these functions by providing snapshots of steroids in complex with various types of proteins. These proteins include nuclear receptors activated by steroid hormones, several families of enzymes involved in steroid synthesis and metabolism, and proteins involved in signaling and trafficking pathways. Proteins found in some bacteria that bind and metabolize steroids have been investigated as well. A survey of the steroid-protein complexes that have been studied using crystallography and the insight learned from them is presented.

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Monzingo, A.F. (2019). Crystallographic Studies of Steroid-Protein Interactions. In: Rosenhouse-Dantsker, A., Bukiya, A. (eds) Direct Mechanisms in Cholesterol Modulation of Protein Function. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1135. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14265-0_2

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