The complete primary structure of human estrogen receptor beta (hER beta) and its heterodimerization with ER alpha in vivo and in vitro.
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Ogawa S, Inoue S, Watanabe T, Hiroi H, Orimo A, Hosoi T, Ouchi Y, Muramatsu M
The complete primary structure of human estrogen receptor beta (hER beta) and its heterodimerization with ER alpha in vivo and in vitro.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1998 Feb 4;243(1):122-6.
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Human estrogen receptor beta (hER beta) cDNA that encodes the full-length amino acid sequence has been isolated from testis poly(A)+ RNA with the combination of cDNA screening and reverse transcription-PCR. It is composed of a 1590-bp open reading frame and a segment of the 5'- and 3'-untranslated region (UTR) and encodes an additional 53 amino acids in the N-terminal region compared with the previously reported one. Protein interaction between ER alpha and ER beta was demonstrated in vitro by GST pull-down assay and in vivo by immunoprecipitation. Thus, this study indicates that ER alpha and ER beta can interact in vivo, cross-signaling each other.