Abstract
The estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα, NR3B1) is an orphan nuclear receptor which plays a role in endocrine disruption, energy homeostasis, and cancer prognosis. One of the unique features of this transcription factor is the interplay with its cofactors. For instance, certain modulators require the presence of proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PGC-1α) alongside ERRα. Therefore, identification of ERRα agonists and antagonists require examination of this nuclear receptor alone and together with PGC-1α. In this book chapter, we describe the step-by-step protocol of a multiplex luciferase assay designed to identify ERRα agonists, antagonists, and toxicity in one quantitative high-throughput screening assay using two different stable cell lines.
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This work was supported in part by the Intramural research program of the NCATS, NIH.
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Lynch, C., Zhao, J., Xia, M. (2022). Cell-Based Assays to Identify ERR and ERR/PGC Modulators. In: Zhu, H., Xia, M. (eds) High-Throughput Screening Assays in Toxicology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2474. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2213-1_1
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