PMID- 26030625 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160610 LR - 20191210 IS - 1553-7404 (Electronic) IS - 1553-7390 (Print) IS - 1553-7390 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 6 DP - 2015 Jun TI - 9-cis-13,14-Dihydroretinoic Acid Is an Endogenous Retinoid Acting as RXR Ligand in Mice. PG - e1005213 LID - 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005213 [doi] LID - e1005213 AB - The retinoid X receptors (RXRs) are ligand-activated transcription factors which heterodimerize with a number of nuclear hormone receptors, thereby controlling a variety of (patho)-physiological processes. Although synthetic RXR ligands are developed for the treatment of various diseases, endogenous ligand(s) for these receptors have not been conclusively identified. We show here that mice lacking cellular retinol binding protein (Rbp1-/-) display memory deficits reflecting compromised RXR signaling. Using HPLC-MS and chemical synthesis we identified in Rbp1-/- mice reduced levels of 9-cis-13,14-dihydroretinoic acid (9CDHRA), which acts as an RXR ligand since it binds and transactivates RXR in various assays. 9CDHRA rescues the Rbp1-/- phenotype similarly to a synthetic RXR ligand and displays similar transcriptional activity in cultured human dendritic cells. High endogenous levels of 9CDHRA in mice indicate physiological relevance of these data and that 9CDHRA acts as an endogenous RXR ligand. FAU - Ruhl, Ralph AU - Ruhl R AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary; Paprika Bioanalytics BT, Debrecen, Hungary. FAU - Krzyzosiak, Agnieszka AU - Krzyzosiak A AD - Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964; CNRS UMR 7104, Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Niewiadomska-Cimicka, Anna AU - Niewiadomska-Cimicka A AD - Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964; CNRS UMR 7104, Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Rochel, Natacha AU - Rochel N AD - Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964; CNRS UMR 7104, Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Szeles, Lajos AU - Szeles L AD - DE-MTA "Lendulet" Immunogenomics Research Group, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. FAU - Vaz, Belen AU - Vaz B AD - Departamento de Quimica Organica and CINBIO, Facultad de Quimica, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Vigo (IBIV), Vigo, Spain. FAU - Wietrzych-Schindler, Marta AU - Wietrzych-Schindler M AD - Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964; CNRS UMR 7104, Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. FAU - Alvarez, Susana AU - Alvarez S AD - Departamento de Quimica Organica and CINBIO, Facultad de Quimica, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Vigo (IBIV), Vigo, Spain. FAU - Szklenar, Monika AU - Szklenar M AD - Paprika Bioanalytics BT, Debrecen, Hungary. FAU - Nagy, Laszlo AU - Nagy L AD - DE-MTA "Lendulet" Immunogenomics Research Group, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. FAU - de Lera, Angel R AU - de Lera AR AD - Departamento de Quimica Organica and CINBIO, Facultad de Quimica, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Vigo (IBIV), Vigo, Spain. FAU - Krezel, Wojciech AU - Krezel W AD - Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964; CNRS UMR 7104, Universite de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. LA - eng SI - GEO/GSE48573 PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150601 PL - United States TA - PLoS Genet JT - PLoS genetics JID - 101239074 RN - 0 (13,14-dihydroretinoic acid) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (Rbp1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - 0 (Retinol-Binding Proteins, Cellular) RN - 5688UTC01R (Tretinoin) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - COS Cells MH - Chlorocebus aethiops MH - Humans MH - Ligands MH - Memory Disorders/*genetics MH - Mice MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Protein Binding MH - Retinoid X Receptors/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Retinol-Binding Proteins, Cellular/genetics/metabolism MH - Tretinoin/*analogs & derivatives/metabolism PMC - PMC4451509 COIS- I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: RR is owner of Paprika Bioanalytics BT; RR and MS are employees of Paprika Bioanalytics BT; WK, RR and ARdL are inventors on the patent for synthesis and biomedical applications of 9CDHRA. EDAT- 2015/06/02 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/11 06:00 PMCR- 2015/06/01 CRDT- 2015/06/02 06:00 PHST- 2014/10/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/06/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/06/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PGENETICS-D-14-02811 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005213 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS Genet. 2015 Jun 1;11(6):e1005213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005213. eCollection 2015 Jun.