The NR4A subgroup: immediate early response genes with pleiotropic physiological roles

MA Maxwell, GEO Muscat - Nuclear receptor signaling, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The nuclear hormone receptor (NR) superfamily includes the orphan NR4A subgroup,
comprised of Nur77 (NR4A1), Nurr1 (NR4A2) and NOR-1 (NR4A3). These NRs are …

The role of NR4A transcription factors in memory formation

JD Hawk, T Abel - Brain research bulletin, 2011 - Elsevier
In various physiological contexts, Nr4a genes are transcribed in response to external stimuli
as part of an immediate early response that initiates a cascade of gene expression ultimately …

Structure and function of Nurr1 identifies a class of ligand-independent nuclear receptors

Z Wang, G Benoit, J Liu, S Prasad, P Aarnisalo, X Liu… - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
Members of the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily of transcription factors modulate gene
transcription in response to small lipophilic molecules. Transcriptional activity is regulated by …

A requirement for retinoic acid-mediated transcriptional activation in ventral neural patterning and motor neuron specification

BG Novitch, H Wichterle, TM Jessell, S Sockanathan - Neuron, 2003 - cell.com
The specification of neuronal fates in the ventral spinal cord depends on the regulation of
homeodomain (HD) and basic-helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins by Sonic hedgehog (Shh) …

Structural basis for androgen receptor interdomain and coactivator interactions suggests a transition in nuclear receptor activation function dominance

B He, RT Gampe, AJ Kole, AT Hnat, TB Stanley, G An… - Molecular cell, 2004 - cell.com
The androgen receptor (AR) is required for male sex development and contributes to
prostate cancer cell survival. In contrast to other nuclear receptors that bind the LXXLL motifs …

The Drosophila orphan nuclear receptor DHR38 mediates an atypical ecdysteroid signaling pathway

KD Baker, LM Shewchuk, T Kozlova, M Makishima… - Cell, 2003 - cell.com
Ecdysteroid pulses trigger the major developmental transitions during the Drosophila life
cycle. These hormonal responses are thought to be mediated by the ecdysteroid receptor …

The AF-1 domain of the orphan nuclear receptor NOR-1 mediates trans-activation, coactivator recruitment, and activation by the purine anti-metabolite 6 …

KDSA Wansa, JM Harris, G Yan, P Ordentlich… - Journal of biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
NOR-1/NR4A3 is an" orphan member" of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. NOR-1
and its close relatives Nurr1 and Nur77 are members of the NR4A subgroup of nuclear …

Pitx3 potentiates Nurr1 in dopamine neuron terminal differentiation through release of SMRT-mediated repression

FMJ Jacobs, S van Erp, AJA van der Linden… - 2009 - journals.biologists.com
In recent years, the meso-diencephalic dopaminergic (mdDA) neurons have been
extensively studied for their association with Parkinson's disease. Thus far, specification of …

Medicinal chemistry and chemical biology of Nurr1 modulators: an emerging strategy in neurodegeneration

S Willems, D Merk - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nuclear receptor related 1 (Nurr1) is a transcription factor with neuroprotective and
antineuroinflammatory properties. Observations from genetic studies and human patients …

The activation function-1 domain of Nur77/NR4A1 mediates trans-activation, cell specificity, and coactivator recruitment

KDSA Wansa, JM Harris, GEO Muscat - Journal of biological chemistry, 2002 - ASBMB
Nur77/NR4A1 is an" orphan member" of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. Nur77
and its close relatives Nurr1 and NOR-1 bind as monomers to a consensus binding site, the …