| Target
Information |
| Name | Estrogen receptor |
| Type of target | Successful target |
| Synonyms | ER |
| ER-alpha |
| ERalpha |
| Estradiol receptor |
| Estrogen receptor alpha |
| Oestrogen receptor |
| Oestrogen receptor alpha |
| Disease | Brain injury [1] |
| Breast cancer [2][3][4][5] |
| Cardiovascular disease, unspecified [5] |
| Coronary atherosclerosis [6] |
| Endocrine independent cancer [2] |
| Neurodegenerative diseases [5] |
| Osteoporosis, unspecified [7] |
| Postmenopausal symptoms [6] |
| Drug(s) | Chlorotrianisene |  | Approved | Menopause | [8] |
| Clomifene |  | Approved | Female infertility | [9] |
| Danazol |  | Approved | Menorrhagia | [10] |
| Dienestrol |  | Approved | Atrophic vaginitis | [11] |
| Diethylstilbestrol |  | Approved | Gonorrheal vaginitis | [12] |
| Estradiol |  | Approved | Hormone replacement therapy | [13] |
| Estriol |  | Approved | Multiple sclerosis | [13] |
| Estrone |  | Approved | Menopausal and postmenopausal disorders | [13] |
| Ethinyl Estradiol |  | Approved | Female hypogonadism | [14][13] |
| Fulvestrant |  | Approved | Breast Cancer | [15] |
| Lasofoxifene |  | Approved | Osteoporosis | [16] |
| Mestranol |  | Approved | First oral contraceptives | [17] |
| Mitotane |  | Approved | Adrenocortical carcinoma | [18][19] |
| Quinestrol |  | Approved | Breast cancer and prostate cancer | [20] |
| Raloxifene |  | Approved | Osteoporosis in post-menopausal women | [7] |
| Tamoxifen |  | Approved | Breast cancer | [21][22] |
| Toremifene |  | Approved | Breast Cancer | [23] |
| Ospemifene |  | Phase III | Post-menopausal vaginal atrophy | [24] |
| Estrogen and selective estrogen receptor modulators |  | Preclinical | Parkinson¡¯s Disease | [25] |
| BioChemical Class | Zinc-finger |
| UniProt ID | P03372 |
| Q13262 |
| PDB Structure | 1HCQ; 1L2I; 1PCG; 1QKT; 1QKU; 1R5K; 1SJ0; 1UOM. |
| Function | Nuclear hormone receptor. The steroid hormones and their receptors are involved in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression and affect cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues. |
| Sequence | MTMTLHTKASGMALLHQIQGNELEPLNRPQLKIPLERPLGEVYLDSSKPAVYNYPEGAAY
EFNAAAAANAQVYGQTGLPYGPGSEAAAFGSNGLGGFPPLNSVSPSPLMLLHPPPQLSPF
LQPHGQQVPYYLENEPSGYTVREAGPPAFYRPNSDNRRQGGRERLASTNDKGSMAMESAK
ETRYCAVCNDYASGYHYGVWSCEGCKAFFKRSIQGHNDYMCPATNQCTIDKNRRKSCQAC
RLRKCYEVGMMKGGIRKDRRGGRMLKHKRQRDDGEGRGEVGSAGDMRAANLWPSPLMIKR
SKKNSLALSLTADQMVSALLDAEPPILYSEYDPTRPFSEASMMGLLTNLADRELVHMINW
AKRVPGFVDLTLHDQVHLLECAWLEILMIGLVWRSMEHPGKLLFAPNLLLDRNQGKCVEG
MVEIFDMLLATSSRFRMMNLQGEEFVCLKSIILLNSGVYTFLSSTLKSLEEKDHIHRVLD
KITDTLIHLMAKAGLTLQQQHQRLAQLLLILSHIRHMSNKGMEHLYSMKCKNVVPLYDLL
LEMLDAHRLHAPTSRGGASVEETDQSHLATAGSTSSHSLQKYYITGEAEGFPATV
|
| Related US Patent | 6,340,774 |
| 6,355,670 |
| 6,403,611 |
| 6,524,805 |
| 6,613,796 |
| Target Validation | Click to Find Target Validation Information. |
| QSAR Model | Click to Find Target QSAR Model. |
| Inhibitor | 2,3-diphenyl-1H-indole |  | [26] |
| 4-Naphthalen-2-yl-phenol |  | [27] |
| 6-Phenyl-naphthalen-2-ol |  | [27] |
| 7-Phenyl-naphthalen-2-ol |  | [27] |
| 8-benzylnaringenin |  | [28] |
| 8-methylnaringenin |  | [28] |
| 8-n-heptylnaringenin |  | [28] |
| 8-n-nonylnaringenin |  | [28] |
| 8-n-pentylnaringenin |  | [28] |
| 8-n-propylnaringenin |  | [28] |
| 8-n-undecylnaringenin |  | [28] |
| ANDROSTENEDIOL |  | [29] |
| ARZOXIFENE |  | [30] |
| BITHIONOL |  | [31] |
| BROUSSONIN A |  | [32] |
| COUMESTROL |  | [33] |
| CP-394531 |  | [34] |
| CP-409069 |  | [34] |
| DIADZEIN |  | [35] |
| DIHYDRORALOXIFENE |  | [36] |
| EFFUSOL |  | [37] |
| GSK-5182 |  | [38] |
| Genistein |  | [39] |
| HEXESTROL |  | [40] |
| ICI-164384 |  | [41] |
| JNJ-17148066 |  | [42] |
| JNJ-19398990 |  | [42] |
| JNJ-26529126 |  | [42] |
| JNJ-26529152 |  | [42] |
| LTERHKILHRLLQEGSPSD |  | [43] |
| LY-117018 |  | [44] |
| MPrP |  | [45] |
| NAFOXIDINE |  | [46] |
| ONAPRISTONE |  | [47] |
| Pipendoxifene |  | [48] |
| RALOXIFENE CORE |  | [49] |
| SOPHORAFLAVANONE B |  | [28] |
| Tamoxifen butyl bromide |  | [50] |
| Tamoxifen ethyl bromide |  | [50] |
| Tamoxifen isopropyl bromide |  | [50] |
| Tamoxifen methyl iodide |  | [50] |
| WAY-169916 |  | [51] |
| ZK-119010 |  | [52] |
| ZK-164015 |  | [53] |
| Agonist | Dienestrol |  | [11] |
| Diethylstilbestrol |  | [12] |
| Estradiol |  | [13] |
| Estriol |  | [13] |
| Estrogen |  | [6] |
| Estrone |  | [13] |
| Ethinyl Estradiol |  | [14][13] |
| Mestranol |  | [17] |
| Antagonist | Danazol |  | [10] |
| EM-800 |  | [54] |
| Fulvestrant |  | [15] |
| GW7604 |  | [55] |
| Tamoxifen |  | [21][22] |
| Trans-hydroxytamoxifen |  | [56] |
| Modulator | Clomifene |  | [9] |
| Estrogen and selective estrogen receptor modulators |  | [25] |
| Lasofoxifene |  | [16] |
| Ospemifene |  | [24] |
| Quinestrol |  | [20] |
| Raloxifene |  | [7] |
| Toremifene |  | [23] |
| Binder | Chlorotrianisene |  | [8] |
| Mitotane |  | [18][19] |
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