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XB-ART-36348
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2006 Jun 01;23:381-97. doi: 10.1517/17425255.2.3.381.
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Functional evolution of the pregnane X receptor.

Iyer M , Reschly EJ , Krasowski MD .


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The pregnane X receptor (PXR; NR1I2) is a nuclear hormone receptor (NR) that transcriptionally regulates genes encoding transporters and drug-metabolising enzymes in the liver and intestine. PXR activation leads to enhanced metabolism and elimination of xenobiotics and endogenous compounds such as hormones and bile salts. Relative to other vertebrate NRs, PXR has the broadest specificity for ligand activators by virtue of a large, flexible ligand-binding cavity. In addition, PXR has the most extensive sequence diversity across vertebrate species in the ligand-binding domain of any NR, with significant pharmacological differences between human and rodent PXRs, and especially marked divergence between mammalian and nonmammalian PXRs. The unusual properties of PXR complicate the use of in silico and animal models to predict in vivo human PXR pharmacology. Research into the evolutionary history of the PXR gene has also provided insight into the function of PXR in humans and other animals.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: nr1i2

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