Schupp M, Lazar MA. Endogenous ligands for nuclear receptors: digging deeper.
J Biol Chem 2010;
285:40409-15. [PMID:
20956526 DOI:
10.1074/jbc.r110.182451]
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Abstract
Nuclear receptors (NRs) are hormone-sensing transcription factors that translate dietary or endocrine signals into changes in gene expression. Therefore, the adoption of orphan NRs through the identification of their endogenous ligands is a key element for our understanding of their biology. In this minireview, we give an update on recent progress in regard to endogenous ligands for a cluster of NRs with high sequence homology, namely peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors α and γ, Rev-erbα, and related receptors. This knowledge about the nature and physiology of these ligands may create new opportunities for therapeutic drug development.
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