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. 2015 Dec 9;172(24):5956–5978. doi: 10.1111/bph.13352
Nomenclature Vitamin D receptor Pregnane X receptor Constitutive androstane receptor
Systematic nomenclature NR1I1 NR1I2 NR1I3
HGNC, UniProt VDR, P11473 NR1I2, O75469 NR1I3, Q14994
Endogenous agonists 1,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D3 (pK d 8.9–9.2) [12, 39] 17β‐estradiol (Selective) [64]
Selective agonists seocalcitol (pK d 9.6) [29, 157], doxercalciferol hyperforin (pEC50 7.6) [106, 156], 5β‐pregnane‐3,20‐dione (pIC50 6.4) [64], lovastatin (pEC50 5.3–6) [82], rifampicin (pEC50 5.5–6) [16, 82] TCPOBOP (pEC50 7.7) [149] – Mouse, CITCO (pEC50 7.3) [92]
Selective antagonists TEI‐9647 (pIC50 8.2) [128] – Chicken, ZK159222 (pIC50 7.5) [42, 60]
Comments clotrimazole [107] and T0901317 [69] although acting at other sites, function as antagonists of the constitutive androstane receptor.