A general introduction to glucocorticoid biology

S Timmermans, J Souffriau, C Libert - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are steroid hormones widely used for the treatment of inflammation,
autoimmune diseases, and cancer. To exert their broad physiological and therapeutic …

The nuclear receptor superfamily: A structural perspective

ER Weikum, X Liu, EA Ortlund - Protein Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nuclear receptors (NRs) are a family of transcription factors that regulate numerous
physiological processes such as metabolism, reproduction, inflammation, as well as the …

Structure of Hsp90–Hsp70–Hop–GR reveals the Hsp90 client-loading mechanism

RYR Wang, CM Noddings, E Kirschke, AG Myasnikov… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Maintaining a healthy proteome is fundamental for the survival of all organisms. Integral to
this are Hsp90 and Hsp70, molecular chaperones that together facilitate the folding …

Structure of Hsp90–p23–GR reveals the Hsp90 client-remodelling mechanism

CM Noddings, RYR Wang, JL Johnson, DA Agard - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Hsp90 is a conserved and essential molecular chaperone responsible for the folding and
activation of hundreds of 'client'proteins,–. The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a model client …

Corticosteroids: mechanisms of action in health and disease

S Ramamoorthy, JA Cidlowski - Rheumatic Disease …, 2016 - rheumatic.theclinics.com
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones released by the adrenal cortex, which
includes glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. 1 However, the term “corticosteroids” is …

Glucocorticoid receptor control of transcription: precision and plasticity via allostery

ER Weikum, MT Knuesel, EA Ortlund… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2017 - nature.com
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a constitutively expressed transcriptional regulatory
factor (TRF) that controls many distinct gene networks, each uniquely determined by …

Therapeutic glucocorticoids: mechanisms of actions in rheumatic diseases

RS Hardy, K Raza, MS Cooper - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2020 - nature.com
Therapeutic glucocorticoids have been widely used in rheumatic diseases since they
became available over 60 years ago. Despite the advent of more specific biologic therapies …

The biology of the glucocorticoid receptor: new signaling mechanisms in health and disease

RH Oakley, JA Cidlowski - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
Glucocorticoids are primary stress hormones necessary for life that regulate numerous
physiologic processes in an effort to maintain homeostasis. Synthetic derivatives of these …

Treating the Side Effects of Exogenous Glucocorticoids; Can We Separate the Good From the Bad?

R Pofi, G Caratti, DW Ray, JW Tomlinson - Endocrine Reviews, 2023 - academic.oup.com
It is estimated that 2% to 3% of the population are currently prescribed systemic or topical
glucocorticoid treatment. The potent anti-inflammatory action of glucocorticoids to deliver …

Nuclear receptor crosstalk—defining the mechanisms for therapeutic innovation

K De Bosscher, SJ Desmet, D Clarisse… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Nuclear receptor crosstalk can be defined as the interplay between different nuclear
receptors or between their overlapping signalling pathways. A subset of nuclear receptors …