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PPARG (Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma) is a protein that switches other genes on and off. The public catalogues list it as a drug target, and clinical evidence ties its variants to diagnosis, prognosis or drug response. Tied to Colorectal cancer, Thyroid cancer and Endometrial cancer. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

Ligand-activated transcription factor that forms obligate heterodimers with the retinoic acid receptor and acts as a key regulator of biological processes, such as adipocyte differentiation, lipid metabolism, glucose homeostasis and beta-oxidation of fatty acids. Activated by lipid ligands: binds peroxisome proliferators, such as hypolipidemic drugs, and fatty acids, such as prostaglandin J2 metabolites. Ligand-binding results in a conformational change in the receptor, promoting dissociation of repressors and recruitment of coactivators, and subsequent activation of target gene expression. Specifically binds to DNA specific PPAR response elements (PPRE) and modulates the transcription of its target genes, such as acyl-CoA oxidase. Acts as a critical regulator of gut homeostasis by suppressing NF-kappa-B-mediated pro-inflammatory responses. Plays a role in the regulation of cardiovascular circadian rhythms by regulating the transcription of BMAL1 in the blood vessels. Location: Nucleus; Cytoplasm (UniProt). Locus 3p25.2 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Colorectal cancer: Open Targets association 0.59 with colorectal cancer (MONDO_0005575)
  • Thyroid cancer: Open Targets association 0.56 with thyroid cancer (MONDO_0002108)
  • Endometrial cancer: Open Targets association 0.54 with endometrial cancer (MONDO_0011962)
Class: transcription · Gene: PPARG · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"PPARG" OR ABSTRACT:"PPARG" OR TITLE:"peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma" OR ABSTRACT:"peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma" OR TITLE:"Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma" OR ABSTRACT:"Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma" OR TITLE:"PPARG1" OR ABSTRACT:"PPARG1" OR TITLE:"PPARG2" OR ABSTRACT:"PPARG2" OR TITLE:"NR1C3" OR ABSTRACT:"NR1C3") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about PPARG, not a curated reading list.

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