PMID- 36436565 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230127 LR - 20231004 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 299 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Jan TI - Next-generation retinoid X receptor agonists increase ATRA signaling in organotypic epithelium cultures and have distinct effects on receptor dynamics. PG - 102746 LID - S0021-9258(22)01189-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102746 [doi] LID - 102746 AB - Retinoid X receptors (RXRs) are nuclear transcription factors that partner with other nuclear receptors to regulate numerous physiological processes. Although RXR represents a valid therapeutic target, only a few RXR-specific ligands (rexinoids) have been identified, in part due to the lack of clarity on how rexinoids selectively modulate RXR response. Previously, we showed that rexinoid UAB30 potentiates all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) signaling in human keratinocytes, in part by stimulating ATRA biosynthesis. Here, we examined the mechanism of action of next-generation rexinoids UAB110 and UAB111 that are more potent in vitro than UAB30 and the FDA-approved Targretin. Both UAB110 and UAB111 enhanced ATRA signaling in human organotypic epithelium at a 50-fold lower concentration than UAB30. This was consistent with the 2- to 5- fold greater increase in ATRA in organotypic epidermis treated with UAB110/111 versus UAB30. Furthermore, at 0.2 muM, UAB110/111 increased the expression of ATRA genes up to 16-fold stronger than Targretin. The less toxic and more potent UAB110 also induced more changes in differential gene expression than Targretin. Additionally, our hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry analysis showed that both ligands reduced the dynamics of the ligand-binding pocket but also induced unique dynamic responses that were indicative of higher affinity binding relative to UAB30, especially for Helix 3. UAB110 binding also showed increased dynamics towards the dimer interface through the Helix 8 and Helix 9 regions. These data suggest that UAB110 and UAB111 are potent activators of RXR-RAR signaling pathways but accomplish activation through different molecular responses to ligand binding. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Melo, Nathalia AU - Melo N AD - O'Neil Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. FAU - Belyaeva, Olga V AU - Belyaeva OV AD - O'Neil Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. FAU - Berger, Wilhelm K AU - Berger WK AD - Departments of Medicine and Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. FAU - Halasz, Laszlo AU - Halasz L AD - Departments of Medicine and Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. FAU - Yu, Jianshi AU - Yu J AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Pilli, Nagesh AU - Pilli N AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Yang, Zhengrong AU - Yang Z AD - O'Neil Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. FAU - Klyuyeva, Alla V AU - Klyuyeva AV AD - O'Neil Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. FAU - Elmets, Craig A AU - Elmets CA AD - O'Neil Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. FAU - Atigadda, Venkatram AU - Atigadda V AD - O'Neil Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. FAU - Muccio, Donald D AU - Muccio DD AD - O'Neil Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. FAU - Kane, Maureen A AU - Kane MA AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Nagy, Laszlo AU - Nagy L AD - Departments of Medicine and Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. FAU - Kedishvili, Natalia Y AU - Kedishvili NY AD - O'Neil Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Electronic address: nkedishvili@uab.edu. FAU - Renfrow, Matthew B AU - Renfrow MB AD - O'Neil Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Electronic address: renfrow@uab.edu. LA - eng GR - P01 CA210946/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR074846/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR076924/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK115924/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221124 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptors) RN - A61RXM4375 (Bexarotene) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (Tetrahydronaphthalenes) RN - 5688UTC01R (Tretinoin) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Retinoid X Receptors/metabolism MH - Bexarotene MH - Ligands MH - *Tetrahydronaphthalenes/pharmacology MH - *Tretinoin/pharmacology/metabolism MH - Epidermis/metabolism PMC - PMC9807999 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Targretin OT - UAB110 OT - UAB111 OT - UAB30 OT - nuclear receptor OT - organotypic epidermis OT - retinoic acid OT - retinoid X receptor OT - rexinoid agonists COIS- Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with the contents of this article. EDAT- 2022/11/28 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/28 06:00 PMCR- 2022/11/24 CRDT- 2022/11/27 19:23 PHST- 2022/05/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/11/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/27 19:23 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(22)01189-9 [pii] AID - 102746 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102746 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2023 Jan;299(1):102746. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102746. Epub 2022 Nov 24.