Endocrine-disrupting chemicals act on nuclear hormone receptors, such as PXR. Here, Delfosse et al. show how two such chemicals interact with each other in the PXR ligand-binding pocket, forming a so-called supramolecular ligand that is a more potent PXR activator than each of the two chemicals alone.
- Vanessa Delfosse
- Béatrice Dendele
- William Bourguet