title: Discovery and design of retinoic acid receptor and retinoid X receptor class- and subtype-selective synthetic analogs of all-trans-retinoic acid and 9-cis-retinoic acid.
abstract: This review presents a historical overview of the discoveries of retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and retinoid X receptor (RXR) class- and subtype-selective synthetic retinoids. These synthetic retinoids are conformationally restricted by having aromatic rings in place of the tetraene bond systems of all-trans- and 9-cis-retinoic acids. Events leading to the design and synthesis of such retinoid transcriptional agonists as RAR subtype beta,gamma-selective 6-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-2-naph-thalenecarboxylic acid (TTNN), the RARgamma-selective Z-oxime of 6-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenylcarbonyl)-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (SR11254), RAR-selective 4-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-anthracenyl) benzoic acid (TTAB), RXR-selective 4-[1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-cyclopropyl] benzoic acid (SR11246), RXR-selective 4-[1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-2-methylpropenyl]benzoic acid (SR11345), and RARgamma-selective retinoid transcriptional antagonist 2-(6-carboxy-2-naphthalenyl)-2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-1,3-dithiolane (SR11253) are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Medicine Research Institute, Mountain View, La Jolla, CA 94043, USA. mdawson@mmrx.org
authors.forename: Marcia I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Xiao-kun
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000077556:Alitretinoin; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history / Q000494:pharmacology; D015195:Drug Design; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000266:history / Q000378:metabolism; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000266:history / Q000378:metabolism; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000077556:Alitretinoin; D014212:Tretinoin