... acids at the 5¢ end of the DBD, the DBD and the 40 amino acids at the 3¢ end of the DBD of SmNR1 (Ile247-Ser372) and SmRXR1 (Glu251-Asn376)were tested in vitro. Lanes 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25 and ... 6A). The results sugges-ted that both full-length and the A ⁄ B domain of SmNR1 activated transcription of GAL4 reporter genein the absence of ligand, while the C-F domain didnot. Thus the ... most NRs, and the length of the hinge in SmNR1 thus can beestimated to be 140 amino acids. The role of the large hinge in schistosome NRs remains unknown. The degree of conservation of the LBD...