estrogen receptor molecule illustration (IMAGE)

Rice University

estrogen receptor molecule illustration

Caption

The receptor molecule (stringlike structure in different colors) maneuvers a strand of DNA (purple). The DNA binding domain is red and pink, the ligand binding domain is green and teal and the stringlike structures connecting the various domains can be observed in blue and light blue.

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Image courtesy of Wolynes lab/Rice University

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