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Figure 2. Estrogen-Receptor Action.
Each class of SERMs (orange symbols) has a slightly different shape, although all will bind to the estrogen receptor. When it binds to an estrogen, antiestrogen, or SERM, the estrogen receptor undergoes a conformational change that permits its spontaneous dimerization and facilitates the subsequent interaction of the dimer with estrogen response elements (EREs) located within target genes. The estrogen-receptorligand complex also leads to binding of various coregulator proteins that vary with . . . [Full Text of this Article] |