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ROR nuclear receptors: Structures, related diseases, and drug discovery

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Zhang, Yan, Luo, Xiao-yu, Wu, Dong-hai, Xu, Yong·2015·Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

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Nuclear receptors (NRs) are ligand-regulated transcription factors that regulate metabolism, development and immunity. The NR superfamily is one of the major classes of drug targets for human diseases. Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor (ROR) α, β and γ belong to the NR superfamily, and these receptors are still considered as 'orphan' receptors because the identification of their endogenous ligands has been controversial. Recent studies have demonstrated that these receptors are regulated by synthetic ligands, thus emerge as important drug targets for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, etc. Studying the structural basis and ligand development of RORs will pave the way for a better understanding of the roles of these receptors in human diseases. Here, we review the structural basis, disease relevance, strategies for ligand identification, and current status of development of therapeutic ligands for RORs.

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  • The ROR family has three tissue-specific isoforms: RORalpha is mainly in liver and brain, RORbeta in retina and brain, and RORgamma in liver and testes.

    “Therefore, RORα is mainly found in the liver and the brain, β in the retina and the brain, and γ in the liver and the testes, among other tissues [163].”

    From Vitamin A Update: Forms, Sources, Kinetics, Detection, Function, Deficiency, Therapeutic Use and Toxicity (2021) · cites this paper as [163]

    The “RORs and ROR-related diseases” section lists every tissue named in the citing sentence and says the three receptors have distinct expression patterns. It describes RORα as widely expressed across eight tissues and RORγ as highly expressed across seven, however, so it does not establish that the two named tissues are the main sites for either receptor. The source also calls α, β, and γ members of the ROR subfamily, not three isoforms. Page numbers were not provided for the passage. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  1. Blumberg B, Evans RM. Orphan nuclear receptors -new ligands and new possibilities. Genes Dev 1998; 12: 3149-55.

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Authors
Zhang, Y., Luo, X.-Y., Wu, D.-H., & Xu, Y.
Affiliations
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Corresponding author
Xu, Yong
Venue
Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
Published
2014-12-15
Volume
36
Issue
1
Pages
71-87
ISSN
  • 0253-9756 (ISSN-L)
  • 1671-4083
  • 1745-7254
OpenAlex
W1971126801
Cited by
151
References
97
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Acta Pharmacologica Sinica (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (973 Program, 81373325)
  • National Key Research and Development Program of China
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
Keywords
RORα, RORβ, RORγ, orphan receptors, synthetic ligands, endogenous ligands, ligand identification, receptor structure, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, drug discovery
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Ligands, Drug Discovery, Orphan Nuclear Receptors

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