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Evidence Snapshot

Retinoic acid receptor alpha

CHEMBL2792 SINGLE PROTEIN Mus musculus
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T16:51:57Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL2792
Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

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This review treats Retinoic acid receptor alpha as ChEMBL target CHEMBL2792, mapped to UniProt P11416. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Retinoic acid receptor alpha
SINGLE PROTEIN · Mus musculus
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL2792
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
P11416
Retinoic acid receptor alpha
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping As of 2026-09-13
www.uniprot.org
Disease evidence contract
Open Targets-ready proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk

Reuse the same identifiers in notes, watch rules, exports, and review packs so provenance stays stable across surfaces.

Review-ready Target Rationale

Why Retinoic acid receptor alpha matters

As of 2026-09-13

Retinoic acid receptor alpha is reviewed as Retinoic acid receptor alpha (UniProt P11416); the current evidence base includes 5 approved drugs, 116 compounds, and 22 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 8.9.

Disease context
Disease signal

Disease relevance is not yet populated for this evidence card.

This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

ChEMBL target record
Activity base
Portfolio and assay base

ChEMBL currently tracks 5 approved drugs, 116 compounds, and 22 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is EC50. CHEMBL38 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 8.9.

Use CHEMBL38 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 8.9).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
5 approved pChEMBL 8.9
Source Guidance

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Review-ready Target Rationale
One-page rationale with as-of-date and attribution

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UniProt Target Context
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping

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Open Protein Context
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Disease Relevance & Evidence Level
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy

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Open Disease Context

Snapshot State

No project snapshot selected. Export uses the live evidence card state.

116
Total Compounds
22
Total Assays
5
Approved Drugs
IC50: 27.0, EC50: 29.0, KD: 8.0
Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Structure Compound pChEMBL Type Phase
No preferred name
CHEMBL38
 8.9 EC50 Approved
No preferred name
CHEMBL4572914
 8.4 EC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL38
 8.3 IC50 Approved
No preferred name
CHEMBL705
 8.2 Kd Approved
No preferred name
CHEMBL333032
 8.1 IC50 —

Approved Drugs

Structure Compound First Approval
ALITRETINOIN
CHEMBL705
 1999
TRETINOIN
CHEMBL38
 1971
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-13T16:51:57Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL2792