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ReviewDiscover oncology2026

The role of RARG in solid tumor progression and therapeutic potential.

Shuyan Guo, Haobo Han, Biao Ding, Wentao Zhang, Long Qin

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Review in Discover oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shuyan Guo *Cuiying Biomedical Research Center, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730030, Gansu, China.
Haobo Han *Department of General Surgery, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Gansu, 730030, China.
Biao DingDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Gansu, 730030, China.
Wentao ZhangCuiying Biomedical Research Center, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730030, Gansu, China. zhangwt2021@lzu.edu.cn.
Long QinCuiying Biomedical Research Center, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730030, Gansu, China. ery_qinl@lzu.edu.cn.

Funding

Gansu Province Key Research and Development Project-International Cooperation 25YFWA029National Natural Sciences Foundation of China 32360186
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinoic acid receptor gamma (RARG), a crucial member of the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) family, encompasses two distinct isoforms, namely RARγ1 and RARγ2. RARG is organized into five functional domains: A/B, C, D, E and F. Among them, the C region encodes the DNA-binding domain (DBD), which mediates recognition and binding to retinoic acid response elements (RAREs) in DNA, typically as a heterodimer with retinoid X receptors (RXRs). This RAR-RXR dimer mediates the genomic effects of RARG in a ligand-dependent manner. RARG can be directly activated by all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and 9-cis retinoic acid (9-cisRA). In cancer cells with low endogenous levels of ATRA, RARG has been identified as a potential oncogenic driver. Recent research has increasingly implicated that RARG is involved in the initiation and progression of solid tumors through both genomic and non-genomic mechanisms. RARG regulates gene expression, cell proliferation and differentiation via Wnt/β-catenin, PI3K/AKT, Hippo-Yap, TRAF6-IL-6-STAT3 and other multiple signaling pathways. This review summarizes the structural and functional features of RARG, highlights its emerging roles in solid tumor biology and discusses therapeutic strategies targeting RARG, aiming to inform future cancer treatment approaches.

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Drug discoveryOncologyRARGRetinoid acid receptorSolid tumors

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PMID41721968
PMCPMC13031671

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