title: PPARs: nuclear receptors for fatty acids, eicosanoids, and xenobiotics.
abstract: The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors have enjoyed the spotlight for many reasons. These transcription factors are ligand-inducible nuclear receptors that modulate gene expression in response to a broad spectrum of compounds. The recognition that PPARs are indeed nuclear receptors for polyunsaturated fatty acids, some eicosanoids and also lipid-lowering and antidiabetic drugs, has opened many exciting avenues of research and drug discovery. Recent studies on the PPAR function have extended the role of these transcription factors beyond energy homeostasis to master gene in adipogenesis and also determinants in inflammation control. While rapid advances have been made, it is clear that we are far from a global understanding of the mechanisms and functions of PPARs.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Biologie Animale, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Devchand
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ijpenberg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Devesvergne
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wahli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019281:Dimerization; D015777:Eicosanoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D008024:Ligands; D008322:Mammals; D056920:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D015777:Eicosanoids; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008024:Ligands; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015262:Xenobiotics; D004247:DNA; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D056920:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1