CODSWALLOP

Estrogen receptor

Homo sapiens · seed P03372 · 595 aa · family defined as ≥30% identity to that seed · compiled 07 October 2026

CATH and SCOP identifiers come from the RCSB's own structure annotations, which the Domains panel already reads, so these are looked up rather than guessed at.

760Entries 799Entities 300Constructs 15Organisms 654Ligand-bound
1.10 ÅBest res.
2.20 ÅMedian res.

Every figure here is counted over the whole family rather than quoted from one entry.

The reference structure

5T92, the structure every other member of this family is superposed onto. Rendered by the RCSB and embedded here: the live app shows an interactive viewport, which a document that fetches nothing cannot.

Rendered structure of 5T92
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Which residues anyone has ever seen

How many of this family's constructs contain each residue of the seed. A trough is a stretch nobody has put in a construct, which is a construct-design answer rather than a disorder one.

1297595682 constructs

Constructs, most-used first

300 distinct constructs across 760 entries. 771 polymer entities differ from the UniProt canonical sequence in some way, 2 carry a recognised expression tag and 1 carry a fusion partner.

"Differs from canonical" is not the same as "engineered". The canonical sequence is the full gene product, so a secreted protein whose structures all start after its signal peptide counts every one of them as different: lysozyme's most-used construct, residues 19–147 on 1,239 entities, is simply the mature protein. Read the construct column below for what was actually done, rather than this count.

EntitiesLengthBest (Å)Best entryWhat was made
121 257 1.60 5KCT residues 298-554; Y537S
19 255 1.80 4MGA residues 298-552; I298G, K299S, R300H +2 more
18 240 1.80 2P1T residues 223-462
16 255 1.47 8DU8 residues 300-554; R300M, C381S, C417S +2 more
14 90 1.61 3G9M residues 436-525; P436G, P437S, K438H +1 more
14 240 1.50 3OLL residues 261-500
14 258 1.72 2QZO residues 297-554; M297S, Y537S
13 257 1.58 7RS7 residues 298-554; L372S, L536S
12 231 2.00 4K4J residues 228-458
10 238 2.00 1G5Y residues 225-462
10 247 1.93 4IWF residues 303-549; Y537S
10 251 1.47 9N0C residues 303-553; G303M, K304H, S305H +4 more
10 251 1.50 9KNG residues 213-458; 5-residue insertion after 227; R213M, I214G, D215S +11 more
9 87 1.60 6FBQ residues 126-212; N126G, M127S, A128H +1 more
8 243 1.50 6LB4 residues 220-462; V220G, E221S, T223H
8 244 1.89 6STI residues 219-462; E219G, V220S, E221H +1 more
8 249 1.50 7R62 residues 306-554; C381S, C417S, C530S +1 more
8 251 1.60 3UUD residues 302-552; Y537S
8 252 1.68 7QVJ residues 303-554; K303G, N304S, S305H +5 more
8 259 1.77 4ZNV residues 301-559; Y537S
8 261 1.50 5DXE residues 294-554; S294M, P295D, L296P +1 more
7 248 1.60 1XPC residues 307-554
7 248 1.84 2POG residues 304-551; C381S, C417S, C530S
6 230 1.70 2GPU residues 229-458
6 242 1.68 8W03 residues 305-546; L372S, L536S

Showing the 25 most-used of 300.

Positions people deliberately mutate

Columns where the wild-type residue still dominates but a real minority carries something else, which is a different question from "what varies across species".

Y537S 67% C381S 57% L536I 52% C530L 48% C417S 45% N407D 45% G442K 45% S450A 45% T371P 45% M437D 45% N439Q 45% I510L 45% D321E 45% N359E 45% H377I 45% E397A 45% T496K 45% V422G 44% L497Y 44% V364I 44% M396I 44% L409H 44% D369E 44% M315L 44% L495H 43% H373D 43% I389A 43% I514L 43% R335E 43% L384M 43%

What it assembles into

Oligomeric stateChainsEntriesShare
tetrameric4 408 53.7%
dimeric2 275 36.2%
monomeric1 45 5.9%
trimeric3 10 1.3%
hexameric6 10 1.3%
octameric8 6 0.8%
pentameric5 3 0.4%
dodecameric12 1 0.1%

553 entries have the depositor's assembly corroborated by PISA, 158 carry the depositor's word alone and 47 were assigned by PISA where the depositor gave none. The middle figure is not a disagreement: PISA may have returned nothing or never run. 38 entries carry more than one assembly with different chain counts, so they have no single answer to quote: 1A52, 1L2J, 1NDE, 1NHZ, 1S9P, 1S9Q, 1U9E, 1XDK, 1XLS, 1XVP, 2ACL, 2FSZ, 3A9E, 3D24, 3E7C, 3FAL, 3FUG, 3G6Q, 3G9I, 3K6P.

Domain architecture

Every source's own domains on the seed axis, one row each. They are not merged: Pfam, CATH, SCOP and InterPro disagree about boundaries, and a merged track would state a consensus none of them gave.

CATHErythroid Transcription FaRetinoid X ReceptorSCOP2BGlucocorticoid receptor-liGlucocorticoid receptor-liGlucocorticoid receptor-liNuclear receptor ligand-biNuclear receptor ligand-biNuclear receptor ligand-biNuclear receptor ligand-biNuclear receptor ligand-biNuclear receptor ligand-biNuclear receptor ligand-bi1297595
DomainSourceSpan (seed)Chains
Erythroid Transcription Factor GATA-1, subunit ACATH 3.30.50.10 186–264 62
Retinoid X ReceptorCATH 1.10.565.10 310–548 583
Glucocorticoid receptor-like (DNA-binding domain)SCOP2B 8039047 189–259 14
Glucocorticoid receptor-like (DNA-binding domain)SCOP2B 8039031 191–269 17
Glucocorticoid receptor-like (DNA-binding domain)SCOP2B 8068336 199–271 18
Nuclear receptor ligand-binding domainSCOP2B 8044103 307–548 372
Nuclear receptor ligand-binding domainSCOP2B 8038722 311–547 38
Nuclear receptor ligand-binding domainSCOP2B 8038695 314–543 89
Nuclear receptor ligand-binding domainSCOP2B 8094545 316–562 9
Nuclear receptor ligand-binding domainSCOP2B 8033858 318–539 31
Nuclear receptor ligand-binding domainSCOP2B 8033332 326–572 32
Nuclear receptor ligand-binding domainSCOP2B 8068507 342–585 28

What binds it

EST EST32 entries DEX DEX19 entries 9CR 9CR18 entries OHT OHT13 entries CPS CPS9 entries RAL RAL7 entries REA REA6 entries 2OH 2OH6 entries 486 4865 entries GEN GEN5 entries 1CA 1CA5 entries STR STR5 entries
ComponentClassNameEntriesBest (Å)
ZNion Zinc Ion 113 1.60
GOLcryoprotectant Glycerol 63 1.33
EDOcryoprotectant 1,2-Ethanediol 49 1.10
ESTligand Estradiol 32 1.45
CLion Chloride Ion 25 1.33
SO4ion Sulfate Ion 22 1.75
DEXligand Dexamethasone 19 1.50
9CRligand (9cis)-Retinoic Acid 18 1.98
OHTligand 4-Hydroxytamoxifen 13 1.70
PEGcryoprotectant Di(Hydroxyethyl)ether 11 1.75
CPSligand 3-[(3-Cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-Propanesulfonate 9 1.80
RALligand Raloxifene 7 1.60
ACTcryoprotectant Acetate Ion 7 1.89
NAion Sodium Ion 7 1.33
MGion Magnesium Ion 7 1.45
REAligand Retinoic Acid 6 2.00
2OHligand 4,4'-Propane-2,2-Diyldiphenol 6 1.60
FMTbuffer Formic Acid 6 1.65
486ligand 11-(4-Dimethylamino-Phenyl)-17-Hydroxy-13-Methyl-17-Prop-1-Ynyl- 5 2.01
GENligand Genistein 5 1.33

How it crystallises

Parsed from the free text 725 depositors typed into _exptl_crystal_grow.pdbx_details, out of 732 entries that recorded anything at all. Median pH 7.5 (range 4.2 to 9.0).

Precipitants

PEG × Magnesium chloride × Sodium chloride × Ammonium sulfate × Lithium sulfate × Sodium citrate × Sodium formate × Sodium malonate × Isopropanol × Calcium chloride × Tacsimate × PEG (unspecified) × MPD × Ethanol ×

Buffers

Tris × HEPES × Bis-Tris × MES × Citrate × Sodium cacodylate × Sodium acetate × Bis-Tris propane × Imidazole × CHES × Phosphate × ADA ×

Which entries to trust

758 entries carry a wwPDB validation report: 247 clean, 289 worth a check and 222 with something to explain. Median clashscore 6.25, median RSRZ outliers 4.55%, median R-free minus R-work 0.042. 719 have released structure factors.

Across species

OrganismEntriesBest (Å)Ligand-boundSeed covered
Homo sapiens665 1.10 604 100%
Rattus norvegicus29 1.61 4 56%
Mus musculus19 1.50 13 58%
unidentified13 1.90 10 47%
Melanotaenia fluviatilis11 1.47 10 40%
synthetic construct10 1.45 5 48%
Drosophila melanogaster3 1.95 0 13%
Unknown3 2.04 3 24%
Heliothis virescens1 11.60 2 13%
Saguinus oedipus1 2.35 0 11%
Heterocephalus glaber1 2.35 1 30%
Magallana gigas1 2.60 0 39%

Seed sequence

595 residues, numbered every ten. Every identity figure in this document is measured against this sequence.

active or binding site modified residue or glycosylation disulphide cysteine transmembrane or signal the 15 most-substituted positions

1MTMTLHTKAS GMALLHQIQG NELEPLNRPQ LKIPLERPLG EVYLDSSKPA VYNYPEGAAY
61EFNAAAAANA QVYGQTGLPY GPGSEAAAFG SNGLGGFPPL NSVSPSPLML LHPPPQLSPF
121LQPHGQQVPY YLENEPSGYT VREAGPPAFY RPNSDNRRQG GRERLASTND KGSMAMESAK
181ETRYCAVCND YASGYHYGVW SCEGCKAFFK RSIQGHNDYM CPATNQCTID KNRRKSCQAC
241RLRKCYEVGM MKGGIRKDRR GGRMLKHKRQ RDDGEGRGEV GSAGDMRAAN LWPSPLMIKR
301SKKNSLALSL TADQMVSALL DAEPPILYSE YDPTRPFSEA SMMGLLTNLA DRELVHMINW
361AKRVPGFVDL TLHDQVHLLE CAWLEILMIG LVWRSMEHPG KLLFAPNLLL DRNQGKCVEG
421MVEIFDMLLA TSSRFRMMNL QGEEFVCLKS IILLNSGVYT FLSSTLKSLE EKDHIHRVLD
481KITDTLIHLM AKAGLTLQQQ HQRLAQLLLI LSHIRHMSNK GMEHLYSMKC KNVVPLYDLL
541LEMLDAHRLH APTSRGGASV EETDQSHLAT AGSTSSHSLQ KYYITGEAEG FPATV

Sites are UniProt's curated features where the seed is a UniProt accession; the substituted positions are measured from this family's own alignment rather than annotated, and only the fifteen most substituted are marked: every position carrying a minority substitution would be most of the protein, because the family holds orthologues. A residue can carry more than one and is drawn with the first that applies, in the order of the key above.

Primary citations

One record per paper, not per entry.

YearCitation
2026 Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists With an Acylurea as a Key Polar Interaction Motif. Chemmedchem doi:10.1002/cmdc.202501047
2026 A distinct zearalenone detoxification strategy mediated by cytochrome P450. Food Chem doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.148697
2026 Allosteric Induction of Estrogen Receptor Ligand Binding Domain Tetramerization by a Distinct Complete Estrogen Receptor Antagonist. Acs Med.Chem.Lett. doi:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00667
2026 Induced ubiquitination of the partially disordered estrogen receptor alpha via a 14-3-3 directed molecular glue-PROTAC. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-026-75333-w
2025 Development of an RXR Agonist Scaffold with Pronounced Homodimer Preference. J.Med.Chem. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c01090
2025 Identification of indoles as potential endogenous ligands of ERR gamma and their modulation on drug binding. Acta Pharmacol.Sin. doi:10.1038/s41401-025-01550-6
2025 Targeting unique ligand binding domain structural features downregulates DKK1 in Y537S ESR1 mutant breast cancer cells. Breast Cancer Res doi:10.1186/s13058-024-01945-z
2025 Structural Tuning of Partial RXR Agonism and Antagonism. J.Med.Chem. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c02270
2025 A ternary switch model governing ER alpha ligand binding domain conformation. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-025-65323-9
2025 Discovery of Palazestrant (OP-1250), a Potent and Orally Bioavailable Complete Estrogen Receptor Antagonist (CERAN) and Selective Estrogen Receptor Degrader (SERD). Acs Omega doi:10.1021/acsomega.4c11023
2025 The multimerization pathway of the glucocorticoid receptor. Nucleic Acids Res. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1003
2025 New structural insights into the control of the retinoic acid receptors RAR/RXR by DNA, ligands, and transcriptional coregulators. Nucleic Acids Res. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf967
2024 Asymmetric allostery in estrogen receptor-alpha homodimers drives responses to the ensemble of estrogens in the hormonal milieu. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA doi:10.1073/pnas.2321344121
2024 Structure-Guided Design of a Highly Potent Partial RXR Agonist with Superior Physicochemical Properties. J.Med.Chem. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02095
2024 Structural mechanism underlying variations in DNA binding by the androgen receptor. J.Steroid Biochem.Mol.Biol. doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2024.106499
2024 Minimising the payload solvent exposed hydrophobic surface area optimises the antibody-drug conjugate properties. Rsc Med Chem doi:10.1039/d3md00540b
2024 Structural characterization of the DNA binding mechanism of retinoic acid-related orphan receptor gamma. Structure doi:10.1016/j.str.2024.01.004
2024 Structural basis for the full and partial agonist activities of retinoid X receptor alpha ligands with an iso-butoxy and an isopropyl group Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150617
2024 Nucleosome-bound NR5A2 structure reveals pioneer factor mechanism by DNA minor groove anchor competition. Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. doi:10.1038/s41594-024-01239-0
2023 Structures of human TR4LBD-JAZF1 and TR4DBD-DNA complexes reveal the molecular basis of transcriptional regulation. Nucleic Acids Res. doi:10.1093/nar/gkac1259
2023 Discovery of a Potent and Orally Bioavailable Zwitterionic Series of Selective Estrogen Receptor Degrader-Antagonists. J.Med.Chem. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01964
2023 Structural Determinants of the Binding and Activation of Estrogen Receptor alpha by Phenolic Thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines Helv.Chim.Acta doi:10.1002/hlca.202300097
2023 Structure-guided identification of novel dual-targeting estrogen receptor alpha degraders with aromatase inhibitory activity for the treatment of endocrine-resistant breast cancer. Eur.J.Med.Chem. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115328
2023 Quaternary glucocorticoid receptor structure highlights allosteric interdomain communication. Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. doi:10.1038/s41594-022-00914-4
2023 ERR gamma-DBD undergoes dimerization and conformational rearrangement upon binding to the downstream site of the DR1 element. Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.03.038
2023 Discovery of novel covalent selective estrogen receptor degraders against endocrine-resistant breast cancer. Acta Pharm Sin B doi:10.1016/j.apsb.2023.05.005
2023 X-ray crystallography study and optimization of novel benzothiophene analogs as potent selective estrogen receptor covalent antagonists (SERCAs) with improved potency and safety profiles. Bioorg.Chem. doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106919
2023 2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol Induces Adipogenesis in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Activating Retinoid X Receptors. Endocrinology doi:10.1210/endocr/bqad021
2023 Asymmetric dimerization in a transcription factor superfamily is promoted by allosteric interactions with DNA. Nucleic Acids Res. doi:10.1093/nar/gkad632
2023 Cryo-EM reveals how Hsp90 and FKBP immunophilins co-regulate the glucocorticoid receptor. Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. doi:10.1038/s41594-023-01128-y
2023 Structural basis of the farnesoid X receptor/retinoid X receptor heterodimer on inverted repeat DNA. Comput Struct Biotechnol J doi:10.1016/j.csbj.2023.05.026
2022 Stereospecific lasofoxifene derivatives reveal the interplay between estrogen receptor alpha stability and antagonistic activity in ESR1 mutant breast cancer cells. Elife doi:10.7554/eLife.72512
2022 Unconventional isoquinoline-based SERMs elicit fulvestrant-like transcriptional programs in ER+ breast cancer cells. NPJ Breast Cancer doi:10.1038/s41523-022-00497-9
2022 Evaluating the correlation of binding affinities between isothermal titration calorimetry and fragment molecular orbital method of estrogen receptor beta with diarylpropionitrile (DPN) or DPN derivatives. J.Steroid Biochem.Mol.Biol. doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2022.106152
2022 A New Chemotype of Chemically Tractable Nonsteroidal Estrogens Based on a Thieno[2,3- d ]pyrimidine Core. Acs Med.Chem.Lett. doi:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00180
2022 Design and in vitro characterization of RXR variants as tools to investigate the biological role of endogenous rexinoids. J.Mol.Endocrinol. doi:10.1530/JME-22-0021
2022 Design, synthesis, biological evaluation and crystal structure determination of dual modulators of carbonic anhydrases and estrogen receptors. Eur.J.Med.Chem. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.115011
2022 Conformationally Defined Rexinoids for the Prevention of Inflammation and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers. J.Med.Chem. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00735
2022 The multivalency of the glucocorticoid receptor ligand-binding domain explains its manifold physiological activities. Nucleic Acids Res. doi:10.1093/nar/gkac1119
2022 Integrative analysis reveals structural basis for transcription activation of Nurr1 and Nurr1-RXR alpha heterodimer. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA doi:10.1073/pnas.2206737119