title: REV-ERB and ROR nuclear receptors as drug targets.
abstract: The nuclear receptors REV-ERB (consisting of REV-ERBα and REV-ERBβ) and retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptors (RORs; consisting of RORα, RORβ and RORγ) are involved in many physiological processes, including regulation of metabolism, development and immunity as well as the circadian rhythm. The recent characterization of endogenous ligands for these former orphan nuclear receptors has stimulated the development of synthetic ligands and opened up the possibility of targeting these receptors to treat several diseases, including diabetes, atherosclerosis, autoimmunity and cancer. This Review focuses on the latest developments in ROR and REV-ERB pharmacology indicating that these nuclear receptors are druggable targets and that ligands targeting these receptors may be useful in the treatment of several disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kojetin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacological & Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Burris
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D056953:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group D, Member 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D057094:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D056953:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group D, Member 1; D057094:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1; C539738:RORA protein, human; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid