Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor Gamma is a target for halogenated analogs of bisphenol A.
Riu, A., Grimaldi, M., le Maire, A., Bey, G., Phillips, K., Boulahtouf, A., Perdu, E., Zalko, D., Bourguet, W., Balaguer, P.(2011) Environ Health Perspect 119: 1227-1232
- PubMed: 21561829 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1003328
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3OSI, 3OSW - PubMed Abstract: 
The occurrence of halogenated analogs of the xenoestrogen bisphenol A (BPA) has been recently demonstrated both in environmental and human samples. These analogs include brominated [e.g., tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)] and chlorinated [e.g., tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA)] bisphenols, which are both flame retardants. Because of their structural homology with BPA, such chemicals are candidate endocrine disruptors. However, their possible target(s) within the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily has remained unknown.
Organizational Affiliation: 
INRA (National Institute of Agronomic Research), UMR 1089 Xénobiotiques, Toulouse, France.