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Molecule Details

General Information of the Molecule
Name
Vitamin D3 receptor (VDR)
Synonyms
Vitamin D(3) receptor; Nuclear vitamin D receptor; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 1; NR1I1; 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor
Gene Name
VDR
Gene ID
7421
Sequence
MEAMAASTSLPDPGDFDRNVPRICGVCGDRATGFHFNAMTCEGCKGFFRRSMKRKALFTC
PFNGDCRITKDNRRHCQACRLKRCVDIGMMKEFILTDEEVQRKREMILKRKEEEALKDSL
RPKLSEEQQRIIAILLDAHHKTYDPTYSDFCQFRPPVRVNDGGGSHPSRPNSRHTPSFSG
DSSSSCSDHCITSSDMMDSSSFSNLDLSEEDSDDPSVTLELSQLSMLPHLADLVSYSIQK
VIGFAKMIPGFRDLTSEDQIVLLKSSAIEVIMLRSNESFTMDDMSWTCGNQDYKYRVSDV
TKAGHSLELIEPLIKFQVGLKKLNLHEEEHVLLMAICIVSPDRPGVQDAALIEAIQDRLS
NTLQTYIRCRHPPPGSHLLYAKMIQKLADLRSLNEEHSKQYRCLSFQPECSMKLTPLVLE
VFGNEIS
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Function
Enters the nucleus upon vitamin D3 binding where it forms heterodimers with the retinoid X receptor/RXR. The VDR-RXR heterodimers bind to specific response elements on DNA and activate the transcription of vitamin D3-responsive target genes. Plays a central role in calcium homeostasis. Nuclear receptor for calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D3 which mediates the action of this vitamin on cells.
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Uniprot ID
VDR_HUMAN
TC Number
TC: 9.B.208.1.1
Pfam
PF00104 ; PF00105
KEGG ID
hsa7421
TTD ID
T34234
A List of Drug Combination(s) Able to Regulate This Molecule
          Expression Regulation     Click to Show/Hide the Drug Combination Regulating This Molecule
                 Up-regulation     Click to Show/Hide
                    Drug Combination 1 Up-regulating the Expression of This Molecule [1]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Name Silibinin   NP Info  + 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3   Drug Info 
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                    Drug Combination 2 Up-regulating the Expression of This Molecule [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Name Bufalin   NP Info  + 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3   Drug Info 
                    Structure +
                    Drug Combination 3 Up-regulating the Expression of This Molecule [3]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    Name Genistein   NP Info  + 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3   Drug Info 
                    Structure +
Natural Product(s) of This Target
1 Calcipotriol  NP Info  Approved Homo sapiens
2 Doxercalciferol  NP Info  Approved Homo sapiens
3 Vitamin D  NP Info  Approved Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Drug(s) of This Target
1 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3  Drug Info  Approved Congenital alopecia
2 Paricalcitol  Drug Info  Approved Hyper-parathyroidism
References
Reference 1 Restoration of the anti-proliferative and anti-migratory effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D by silibinin in vitamin D-resistant colon cancer cells. Cancer Lett. 2015 Jul 1;362(2):199-207.
Reference 2 Increased nuclear expression and transactivation of vitamin D receptor by the cardiotonic steroid bufalin in human myeloid leukemia cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2009 Apr;114(3-5):144-51.
Reference 3 Genistein potentiates the growth inhibitory effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in DU145 human prostate cancer cells: role of the direct inhibition of CYP24 enzyme activity. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2005 Sep 28;241(1-2):49-61.
Reference 4 Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the action of vitamin D analogs targeting vitiligo depigmentation. Curr Drug Targets. 2008 Apr;9(4):345-59.
Reference 5 Emerging drugs for psoriasis. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2009 Mar;14(1):145-63.
Reference 6 [Vitamin D2 or vitamin D3]. Rev Med Interne. 2008 Oct;29(10):815-20.
Reference 7 Kaposi sarcoma is a therapeutic target for vitamin D(3) receptor agonist. Blood. 2000 Nov 1;96(9):3188-94.
Reference 8 New acquisitions in therapy of secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease and peritoneal dialysis patients: role of vitamin D receptor... Contrib Nephrol. 2009;163:219-226.
Cite NPCDR
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (hzzju@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China