In the field ofmolecular biology, thepregnane X receptor (PXR), also known as the steroid and xenobiotic sensing nuclear receptor (SXR) or nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 2 (NR1I2) is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theNR1I2 (nuclear Receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 2) gene.[5][6][7]
PXR is anuclear receptor whose primary function is to sense the presence of foreign toxic substances and in responseup regulate the expression of proteins involved in thedetoxification and clearance of these substances from the body.[8] PXR belongs to the nuclear receptor superfamily, members of which aretranscription factors characterized by a ligand-binding domain and aDNA-binding domain. PXR is a transcriptional regulator of thecytochrome P450 geneCYP3A4, binding to the response element of the CYP3A4 promoter as a heterodimer with the 9-cis retinoic acid receptorRXR. It is activated by a range of compounds that induce CYP3A4, includingdexamethasone andrifampicin.[7][9]
Ketoconazole is an example of one of the relatively few-knownantagonists of the PXR.[13][14] SPA70 (also known as LC-1) was recently identified and characterized as a potent and selective PXR antagonist.[15][16]
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