Part:BBa_K5107001

ERE minimal

Estrogen Response Element (ERE) is the consensus sequence for the binding site of the estrogen receptor[1].

Usage and Biology

These inverted repeats are responsible for the interaction of the DNA Binding Domain (DBD) of the receptor with the DNA. In the human cells, these nuclear receptors work mainly as transctription activators when the hormone is present in the cytoplasm[2]. There, protein-hormone interactions trigger the translocation of the receptor to the nucleus where the transcription takes place. Because of the absence of the cofactors in the cell free system, these sites are used as operator sites, meaning that the nuclear receptor-hormone complex can bind to these and block the transcription of the upstream promoter.

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
• 21
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]

Referencies

1.Miller, C. A., Tan, X., Wilson, M., Bhattacharyya, S., & Ludwig, S. (2010). Single plasmids expressing human steroid hormone receptors and a reporter gene for use in yeast signaling assays. Plasmid, 63(2), 73–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plasmid.2009.11.003

‌ 2.Tan, M. E., Li, J., Xu, H. E., Melcher, K., & Yong, E. (2014). Androgen receptor: structure, role in prostate cancer and drug discovery. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 36(1), 3–23. https://doi.org/10.1038/aps.2014.18