The Xenobiotic Receptors CAR and PXR in Health and Disease
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2020) | Viewed by 48115
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Interests: structural biology; protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions; biochemistry; biophysics; nuclear receptors; endocrine disruption
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Interests: breast and prostate cancer; nuclear receptors; pharmaceutical and environmental nuclear receptors ligands
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The pregnane X receptor (PXR, NR1I2 according to the official nomenclature) and the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR, NR1I3) are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily acting as ligand-dependent transcription factors. They are both highly expressed in the liver and intestine and play pivotal roles in the protection of the body from a variety of harmful endobiotics and xenobiotics by upregulating genes encoding drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters. Besides their well-documented role in detoxification, mounting experimental evidence suggests that CAR and PXR control many cellular processes including (patho)physiological responses in energy homeostasis, cell proliferation, inflammation, immune response, metabolic disorders, and cancer development. On the other hand, activation of CAR and PXR has been associated with drug–drug interactions, the deregulation of steroid homeostasis, and chemoresistance. Recent progress in the elucidation of the xenobiotic and non-xenobiotic functions of these receptors can be exploited for further relevant therapeutic applications. This Special Issue of Cells will bring together the most recent advances in the various aspects of the action of CAR and PXR, from basic science to applied therapeutic approaches, and will provide new insights into our understanding of these multifaceted nuclear receptors. Original research or review articles are welcome.
Dr. William Bourguet
Dr. Patrick Balaguer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Metabolism
- Cancer
- Endocrine disruption
- Drug-drug interaction
- Structure/function relationships
- Chemoresistance
- Molecular mechanisms
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