Action mechanisms of Liver X Receptors

Chiara Gabbi, Margaret Warner, Jan Åke Gustafsson

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Abstract

The two Liver X Receptors, LXRα and LXRβ, are nuclear receptors belonging to the superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors. They share more than 78% homology in amino acid sequence, a common profile of oxysterol ligands and the same heterodimerization partner, Retinoid X Receptor. LXRs play crucial roles in several metabolic pathways: lipid metabolism, in particular in preventing cellular cholesterol accumulation; glucose homeostasis; inflammation; central nervous system functions and water transport. As with all nuclear receptors, the transcriptional activity of LXR is the result of an orchestration of numerous cellular factors including ligand bioavailability, presence of corepressors and coactivators and cellular context i.e., what other pathways are activated in the cell at the time the receptor recognizes its ligand. In this mini-review we summarize the factors regulating the transcriptional activity and the mechanisms of action of these two receptors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)647-650
Number of pages4
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume446
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 11 2014

Keywords

  • LXR
  • Nuclear receptor
  • Oxysterol

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Biophysics
  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology

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