title: Ligand recognition by drug-activated nuclear receptors PXR and CAR: structural, site-directed mutagenesis and molecular modeling studies.
abstract: Pregnane X receptor (PXR, NR1I2) and constitutive androstane receptor (CAR, NR1I3) are the principal regulators of drug/xenobiotic disposition and toxicity. These nuclear receptors display considerable cross-regulation of their target genes, and species-specific, yet promiscuous activation by a large number of structurally dissimilar ligands. Activation of PXR and/or CAR will frequently result in enhanced drug metabolism, disturbances in homeostasis of endogenous substances, and increased toxicity. Thus, understanding, measurement and prediction of ligand-elicited activation of PXR and CAR receptors is of utmost importance for the drug development process. In this mini-review, we will review the recent elucidation of structural properties of PXR and CAR, the molecular determinants of their ligand and species specificities and progress made in in silico models for identification of PXR and CAR activators.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutics, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Antti.Poso@uku.fi
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poso
authors.forename: Paavo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Honkakoski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000090702:Constitutive Androstane Receptor; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D000077297:Pregnane X Receptor; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000090702:Constitutive Androstane Receptor; D008024:Ligands; C000625852:NR1I2 protein, human; C000716327:NR1I3 protein, human; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D000077297:Pregnane X Receptor; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015262:Xenobiotics