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Gene and Protein Information | |||||
Species | AA | Chromosomal Location | Gene Symbol | Gene Name | Reference |
Human | 460 | 19q13.3 | NR1H2 | nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 2 | 36 |
Mouse | 446 | 7 B3 | Nr1h2 | nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group H, member 2 | 35 |
Rat | 446 | 1q22 | Nr1h2 | nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group H, member 2 | 37 |
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Alphafold | P55055 (Hs), Q60644 (Mm), Q62755 (Rn) |
CATH/Gene3D | 3.30.50.10 |
ChEMBL Target | CHEMBL4093 (Hs), CHEMBL2417346 (Mm), CHEMBL4105785 (Rn) |
Ensembl Gene | ENSG00000131408 (Hs), ENSMUSG00000060601 (Mm), ENSRNOG00000019812 (Rn) |
Entrez Gene | 7376 (Hs), 22260 (Mm), 58851 (Rn) |
Human Protein Atlas | ENSG00000131408 (Hs) |
KEGG Gene | hsa:7376 (Hs), mmu:22260 (Mm), rno:58851 (Rn) |
OMIM | 600380 (Hs) |
Pharos | P55055 (Hs) |
RefSeq Nucleotide | NM_007121 (Hs), NM_009473 (Mm), NM_031626 (Rn) |
RefSeq Protein | NP_009052 (Hs), NP_033499 (Mm), NP_113814 (Rn) |
SynPHARM |
6433 (in complex with 24(S), 25-epoxycholesterol) 6435 (in complex with GW3965) 6436 (in complex with T0901317) |
UniProtKB | P55055 (Hs), Q60644 (Mm), Q62755 (Rn) |
Wikipedia | NR1H2 (Hs) |
Selected 3D Structures | |||||||||||||
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Natural/Endogenous Ligands |
24(S), 25-epoxycholesterol |
24(S)-hydroxycholesterol |
27-hydroxycholesterol |
22R-hydroxycholesterol |
Comments: A series of oxysterols are natural ligands |
Potency order (Human) |
20S-hydroxycholesterol, 22R-hydroxycholesterol, 24(S)-hydroxycholesterol > 25-hydroxycholesterol, 27-hydroxycholesterol [21] |
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Other endogenous agonist include cholic acid [39]. |
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Inverse agonist SR9243 induces interaction between Liver-X receptors and their corepressors, resulting in an inhibition of aerobic glycolysis and lipogenesis [9]. |
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Immunopharmacology Comments |
Liver X receptors are involved in the regulation of lipid metabolism and inflammatory responses. LXRs are drug targets for cholesterol homeostasis (hypercholesterolaemia), inflammation, and with therapeutic potential in neurodegenerative diseases [42]. Vitae Pharmaceuticals/Allergan had their selective LXRβ agonist VTP-38543 (structure not disclosed) in Phase 2 trial as a topically applied atopic dermatitis candidate [7] (NCT02655679). The VTP-38543 programme was terminated due to (unreported) safety issues that were identified in Phase 2. |
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Co-binding Partners | |||
Name | Interaction | Effect | Reference |
Retinoid X receptor-α | Physical | 35 | |
SHP | Physical, Functional | 3 |
Main Co-regulators | ||||||
Name | Activity | Specific | Ligand dependent | AF-2 dependent | Comments | References |
NCOA1 | Co-activator | No | Yes | No | 30 | |
EP300 | Co-activator | No | Yes | No | 15 | |
NCOR1 | Co-activator | No | Yes | No | 14 | |
NCOR2 | None | No | Yes | No | 14 |
Main Target Genes | |||||
Name | Species | Effect | Technique | Comments | References |
VEGFA | Human | Activated | Angiogenesis and neovascularization | 41 | |
ABCA1 | Human | Activated | Transient transfection, EMSA | Reverse cholesterol transport efflux | 6,33 |
NR1H3 | Human | Activated | Transient transfection, EMSA | 19 | |
CPOC1 | Human | Activated | Transient transfection | 26 | |
APOC2 | Human | Activated | Transient transfection | 26 | |
APOC4 | Human | Activated | Transient transfection | 26 | |
CETP | Human | Activated | Transient transfection, EMSA | 25 | |
ABCG1 | Human | Activated | Transient transfection, EMSA | Reverse cholesterol transport efflux | 18,40 |
SREBF1 | Human | Activated | Transient transfection, EMSA | Fatty acid and triglycerides synthesis | 32 |
SLC2A4 | Human | Activated | Transient transfection, EMSA | Insulin stimulated glucose uptake | 8 |
FASN | Human | Activated | Transient transfection, EMSA | Fatty acid synthesis | 17 |
Abcg8 | Mouse | Activated | Intestinal cholesterol efflux | 31 | |
Npc1l1 | Mouse | Repressed | Intestinal cholesterol absorption | 23 | |
APOE | Human | Activated | Transient transfection, EMSA | Cholesterol transport | 20 |
Scd1 | Mouse | Activated | Unsaturated fatty acid synthesis | ||
CYP7A1 | Human | Activated | Cholesterol to bile acid conversion | ||
Abcg5 | Mouse | Activated | Intestinal cholesterol efflux | 31 | |
Mylip | Mouse | Activated | Induce lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) degradation, the receptor responsible for cholesterol uptake | 44 |
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Normal resistance to dietary cholesterol, unlike the LXRα KO. LXRβ KO mice are also reported to show alterations in adipocyte growth, glucose homeostasis and beta cell function. |
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