title: Ligand regulation of retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptors: implications for development of novel therapeutics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the late 1980s, the cloning of several nuclear receptors led to the intense search and isolation of new members of this superfamily. Despite their identification, many of these receptors were dubbed 'orphan' receptors, as their physiological ligands remained unknown. Recent reports have presented evidence for one family of orphan receptors, the retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptors (RORs), in several pathologies, including osteoporosis, several autoimmune diseases, asthma, cancer, diabetes and obesity. The present review summarizes the studies identifying ligands for the RORs and evaluates their role as targets for potential therapeutics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant progress was made in the initial identification of ligands for the RORs when X-ray crystallographic studies identified several molecules within the ligand-binding pockets of RORalpha and RORbeta. Recently, we identified endogenous and synthetic ligands for RORalpha and RORgamma, thereby solidifying their function as ligand-dependent transcription factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Recent studies have established roles for the RORs in physiological development and the advent of disease. Identification of ligands for the RORs, both endogenous and synthetic, has established these receptors as attractive new therapeutic targets for the treatment of ROR-related diseases.
authors.affiliation: The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA.
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Solt
authors.forename: Patrick R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Burris
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055808:Drug Discovery; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D057094:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1 / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D057094:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1; D014157:Transcription Factors
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