New structural insights into the control of the retinoic acid receptors RAR/RXR by DNA, ligands, and transcriptional coregulators.

Tambones I, Sagar A, Vankova P, Loginov D, Carivenc C, Rochel N, Bourguet W, Man P, Bernadó P, le Maire A
Nucleic Acids Res 53(18) (2025 Sep 23)
PMID: 41036627
doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaf967
Submitted to SASBDB: 2025 Mar 19
Published in SASBDB:

SASDXM2 – RAR/RXR heterodimer : BMS493 : DR0 element

Retinoic acid receptor alphaDirect Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacingBMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand)Retinoid X receptor alpha experimental SAS data
Retinoic acid receptor alpha Direct Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) Retinoid X receptor alpha Kratky plot
Sample: Retinoic acid receptor alpha monomer, 39 kDa Mus musculus protein
Direct Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing monomer, 10 kDa DNA
BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) monomer, 0 kDa
Retinoid X receptor alpha monomer, 38 kDa Homo sapiens protein
Buffer: 20 mM Tris HCl, 75 mM NaCl, 75 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 4 mM MgCl₂, 12 mM TCEP, pH: 7.5
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SWING, SOLEIL on 2024 Apr 18
RgGuinier 3.6 nm
Dmax 13.1 nm
VolumePorod 121 nm3

SASDXN2 – RAR/RXR heterodimer : BMS493 : DR0L element

Retinoic acid receptor alphaBMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand)Direct Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing (long sequence)Retinoid X receptor alpha experimental SAS data
Retinoic acid receptor alpha BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) Direct Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing (long sequence) Retinoid X receptor alpha Kratky plot
Sample: Retinoic acid receptor alpha monomer, 39 kDa Mus musculus protein
BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) monomer, 0 kDa
Direct Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing (long sequence) monomer, 19 kDa DNA
Retinoid X receptor alpha monomer, 38 kDa Homo sapiens protein
Buffer: 20 mM Tris HCl, 75 mM NaCl, 75 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 4 mM MgCl₂, 12 mM TCEP, pH: 7.5
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SWING, SOLEIL on 2022 Dec 12
RgGuinier 4.1 nm
Dmax 14.8 nm
VolumePorod 152 nm3

SASDXP2 – RAR/RXR heterodimer : BMS493 : DR1 element

Retinoic acid receptor alphaBMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand)Retinoid X receptor alphaDirect Repeat binding site with one-base-pair spacing experimental SAS data
Retinoic acid receptor alpha BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) Retinoid X receptor alpha Direct Repeat binding site with one-base-pair spacing Kratky plot
Sample: Retinoic acid receptor alpha monomer, 39 kDa Mus musculus protein
BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) monomer, 0 kDa
Retinoid X receptor alpha monomer, 38 kDa Homo sapiens protein
Direct Repeat binding site with one-base-pair spacing monomer, 11 kDa DNA
Buffer: 20 mM Tris HCl, 75 mM NaCl, 75 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 4 mM MgCl₂, 12 mM TCEP, pH: 7.5
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SWING, SOLEIL on 2022 Apr 20
RgGuinier 3.8 nm
Dmax 13.9 nm
VolumePorod 120 nm3

SASDXQ2 – RAR/RXR heterodimer : BMS493 : DR5 element

Retinoic acid receptor alphaBMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand)Retinoid X receptor alphaDirect Repeat binding site with five-base-pair spacing experimental SAS data
Retinoic acid receptor alpha BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) Retinoid X receptor alpha Direct Repeat binding site with five-base-pair spacing Kratky plot
Sample: Retinoic acid receptor alpha monomer, 39 kDa Mus musculus protein
BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) monomer, 0 kDa
Retinoid X receptor alpha monomer, 38 kDa Homo sapiens protein
Direct Repeat binding site with five-base-pair spacing monomer, 13 kDa DNA
Buffer: 20 mM Tris HCl, 75 mM NaCl, 75 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 4 mM MgCl₂, 12 mM TCEP, pH: 7.5
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SWING, SOLEIL on 2022 Sep 12
RgGuinier 3.9 nm
Dmax 14.3 nm
VolumePorod 130 nm3

SASDXR2 – RAR/RXR heterodimer : BMS493 : IR0 element

Retinoic acid receptor alphaBMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand)Retinoid X receptor alphaInverted Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing experimental SAS data
Retinoic acid receptor alpha BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) Retinoid X receptor alpha Inverted Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing Kratky plot
Sample: Retinoic acid receptor alpha monomer, 39 kDa Mus musculus protein
BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) monomer, 0 kDa
Retinoid X receptor alpha monomer, 38 kDa Homo sapiens protein
Inverted Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing monomer, 11 kDa DNA
Buffer: 20 mM Tris HCl, 75 mM NaCl, 75 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 4 mM MgCl₂, 12 mM TCEP, pH: 7.5
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SWING, SOLEIL on 2022 Apr 20
RgGuinier 3.9 nm
Dmax 12.9 nm
VolumePorod 121 nm3

SASDXS2 – RAR/RXR heterodimer : BMS493 : NCoR NID : DR0L element

Retinoic acid receptor alphaBMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand)Direct Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing (long sequence)Retinoid X receptor alphaNuclear receptor corepressor 1 experimental SAS data
Retinoic acid receptor alpha BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) Direct Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing (long sequence) Retinoid X receptor alpha Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 Kratky plot
Sample: Retinoic acid receptor alpha monomer, 39 kDa Mus musculus protein
BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) monomer, 0 kDa
Direct Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing (long sequence) monomer, 19 kDa DNA
Retinoid X receptor alpha monomer, 38 kDa Homo sapiens protein
Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 monomer, 29 kDa Mus musculus protein
Buffer: 20 mM Tris HCl, 75 mM NaCl, 75 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 4 mM MgCl₂, 12 mM TCEP, pH: 7.5
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SWING, SOLEIL on 2022 Dec 12
RgGuinier 5.4 nm
Dmax 20.1 nm
VolumePorod 363 nm3

SASDXT2 – RAR/RXR heterodimer : BMS493 : NCoR NID : DR1 element

Retinoic acid receptor alphaBMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand)Retinoid X receptor alphaDirect Repeat binding site with one-base-pair spacingNuclear receptor corepressor 1 experimental SAS data
Retinoic acid receptor alpha BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) Retinoid X receptor alpha Direct Repeat binding site with one-base-pair spacing Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 Kratky plot
Sample: Retinoic acid receptor alpha monomer, 39 kDa Mus musculus protein
BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) monomer, 0 kDa
Retinoid X receptor alpha monomer, 38 kDa Homo sapiens protein
Direct Repeat binding site with one-base-pair spacing monomer, 11 kDa DNA
Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 monomer, 29 kDa Mus musculus protein
Buffer: 20 mM Tris HCl, 75 mM NaCl, 75 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 4 mM MgCl₂, 12 mM TCEP, pH: 7.5
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SWING, SOLEIL on 2022 Apr 20
RgGuinier 5.6 nm
Dmax 21.8 nm
VolumePorod 330 nm3

SASDXU2 – RAR/RXR heterodimer : BMS493 : NCoR NID : DR5 element

Retinoic acid receptor alphaBMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand)Retinoid X receptor alphaDirect Repeat binding site with five-base-pair spacingNuclear receptor corepressor 1 experimental SAS data
Retinoic acid receptor alpha BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) Retinoid X receptor alpha Direct Repeat binding site with five-base-pair spacing Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 Kratky plot
Sample: Retinoic acid receptor alpha monomer, 39 kDa Mus musculus protein
BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) monomer, 0 kDa
Retinoid X receptor alpha monomer, 38 kDa Homo sapiens protein
Direct Repeat binding site with five-base-pair spacing monomer, 13 kDa DNA
Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 monomer, 29 kDa Mus musculus protein
Buffer: 20 mM Tris HCl, 75 mM NaCl, 75 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 4 mM MgCl₂, 12 mM TCEP, pH: 7.5
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SWING, SOLEIL on 2022 Dec 12
RgGuinier 5.7 nm
Dmax 21.8 nm
VolumePorod 363 nm3

SASDXV2 – RAR/RXR heterodimer : BMS493 : NCoR NID : IR0 element

Retinoic acid receptor alphaBMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand)Retinoid X receptor alphaInverted Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacingNuclear receptor corepressor 1 experimental SAS data
Retinoic acid receptor alpha BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) Retinoid X receptor alpha Inverted Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 Kratky plot
Sample: Retinoic acid receptor alpha monomer, 39 kDa Mus musculus protein
BMS493 (RAR inverse agonist ligand) monomer, 0 kDa
Retinoid X receptor alpha monomer, 38 kDa Homo sapiens protein
Inverted Repeat binding site with zero-base-pair spacing monomer, 11 kDa DNA
Nuclear receptor corepressor 1 monomer, 29 kDa Mus musculus protein
Buffer: 20 mM Tris HCl, 75 mM NaCl, 75 mM KCl, 2 mM CHAPS, 4 mM MgCl₂, 12 mM TCEP, pH: 7.5
Experiment: SAXS data collected at SWING, SOLEIL on 2022 Apr 20
RgGuinier 5.5 nm
Dmax 22.9 nm
VolumePorod 257 nm3