Screening of a total of 86 crude drugs for retinoid X receptor (RXR) ligands demonstrated that the methanol extract of the bark of Magnolia obovata markedly activated the transcriptional activity of RXRalpha in luciferase reporter assays. Thereafter, honokiol (1) was isolated as a constituent able to activate RXR selectively as a natural rexinoid, but not RARalpha. The activity of 1 was more more ..
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Title: Identification of a naturally occurring rexinoid, honokiol, that activates the retinoid X receptor.
Abstract: Screening of a total of 86 crude drugs for retinoid X receptor (RXR) ligands demonstrated that the methanol extract of the bark of Magnolia obovata markedly activated the transcriptional activity of RXRalpha in luciferase reporter assays. Thereafter, honokiol (1) was isolated as a constituent able to activate RXR selectively as a natural rexinoid, but not RARalpha. The activity of 1 was more potent than those of phytanic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, both of which are known to be natural RXR agonists. Honokiol (1) is capable of activating a RXR/LXR heterodimer, resulting in the induction of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 mRNA and protein expression in RAW264.7 cells, as well as an increase in [(3)H]cholesterol efflux from peritoneal macrophages. These effects of 1 were enhanced synergistically in the presence of an LXR agonist, 22(R)-hydroxycholesterol. The results obtained demonstrate that 1, a newly identified natural rexinoid, regulates the functions of RXR/LXR heterodimer and abrogates foam cell formation by the induction of ABCA1 via activation of the RXR/LXR heterodimer.
(PMID: 20695472)
Abstract: Screening of a total of 86 crude drugs for retinoid X receptor (RXR) ligands demonstrated that the methanol extract of the bark of Magnolia obovata markedly activated the transcriptional activity of RXRalpha in luciferase reporter assays. Thereafter, honokiol (1) was isolated as a constituent able to activate RXR selectively as a natural rexinoid, but not RARalpha. The activity of 1 was more potent than those of phytanic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, both of which are known to be natural RXR agonists. Honokiol (1) is capable of activating a RXR/LXR heterodimer, resulting in the induction of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 mRNA and protein expression in RAW264.7 cells, as well as an increase in [(3)H]cholesterol efflux from peritoneal macrophages. These effects of 1 were enhanced synergistically in the presence of an LXR agonist, 22(R)-hydroxycholesterol. The results obtained demonstrate that 1, a newly identified natural rexinoid, regulates the functions of RXR/LXR heterodimer and abrogates foam cell formation by the induction of ABCA1 via activation of the RXR/LXR heterodimer.
(PMID: 20695472)
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Compounds with activity <= 50uM or explicitly reported as active by ChEMBL are flagged as active in this PubChem assay presentation.
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ChEMBL Assay Type: Functional
ChEMBL Assay Data Source: Scientific Literature
ChEMBL Target ID: 275
ChEMBL target type: Target is a single protein chain
ChEMBL Assay Data Source: Scientific Literature
ChEMBL Target ID: 275
ChEMBL target type: Target is a single protein chain
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| TID | Name | Description | Histogram | Type | Unit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | The BioAssay activity outcome | Outcome | ||||
| 1 | EC50* | EC50 PubChem standard value |  | Float | μM | |
| 2 | EC50 activity comment | EC50 activity comment | String | |||
| 3 | EC50 standard flag | EC50 standard flag | | Integer | ||
| 4 | EC50 qualifier | EC50 qualifier | String | |||
| 5 | EC50 published value | EC50 published value | | Float | nM | |
| 6 | EC50 standard value | EC50 standard value | | Float | nM |
* Activity Concentration.
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