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FLASH GENE
Symbol RXRA last update : 10-09-2009
HGNC name retinoid X receptor, alpha
HGNC id 10477
Location 9q34.2
Synonym name nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 1
Synonym symbol(s) NR2B1, FLJ00280, FLJ00318, FLJ16020, FLJ16733, MGC102720
DNA RNA EXP/sub-loc PROTEIN PATHOLOGY
DNABack to top
TYPE functioning gene
STRUCTURE 114.02 kb     10 Exon(s)
10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
regulatory sequence
text structure GC rich region in the 5'UTR
MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
Physical map
SURF4 9q34.2 surfeit 4 ADAMTS13 9q34 a disintegrin-like and metalloprotease (reprolysin type) with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 13 C9orf7 9q34 chromosome 9 open reading frame 7 SLC2A6 9q34 solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 6 DBH 9q34.2 dopamine beta-hydroxylase (dopamine beta-monooxygenase) SARDH 9q33-q34 sarcosine dehydrogenase VAV2 9q34.2 vav 2 oncogene LOC389803 9 similar to bA74P14.2 (novel protein) BRD3 9q34.2-q34.3 bromodomain containing 3 ARF4P 9q34 ADP-ribosylation factor 4 pseudogene LOC158226 9q34.3 hypothetical LOC158226 RXRA 9q34.3 retinoid X receptor, alpha LOC157943 9q34.3 hypothetical LOC157943 COL5A1 9q34.3 collagen, type V, alpha 1 LOC389804 9 LOC389804 LOC392397 9 similar to hypothetical protein FCN2 9q34 ficolin (collagen/fibrinogen domain containing lectin) 2 (hucolin) FCN1 9q34 ficolin (collagen/fibrinogen domain containing) 1 OLFM1 9q34.3 olfactomedin 1 LOC392398 9 similar to ligand-independent activating molecule for estrogen receptor C9orf62 9q34.3 chromosome 9 open reading frame 62 KIAA0649 9q34.3 chromosome 9 open reading frame 62 MGC29761 9q34.3 hypothetical protein MGC29761 MRPS2 9q34 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S2 LCN1 9q34 lipocalin 1 (protein migrating faster than albumin, tear prealbumin) OBP2A 9q34 lipocalin 1 (protein migrating faster than albumin, tear prealbumin) PAEP 9q34.2-q34.3 progestagen-associated endometrial protein (placental protein 14, pregnancy-associated endometrial alpha-2-globulin, alpha uterine protein)
RNABack to top
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionauthors
NM_002957 10 - 5547 NP_002948 - 462 - Li, Bugge (1992)
also known as RXR alpha1
variant 2 - - - isoform 2 - - - -
  • also known as RXR alpha2
  • transcriptional activity and a dose response curve against the agonist LG100268 similar to RXR alpha 1 in reporter assay for the RXR alpha homodimer or that for the heterodimer with PPAR gamma 2
    • variant 3 - - - isoform 3 - - in brain, spleen and prostate Kojo
  • also known as RXR alpha3
  • transcriptional activity and a dose response curve against the agonist LG100268 similar to RXR alpha 1 in reporter assay for the RXR alpha homodimer or that for the heterodimer with PPAR gamma 2
    • EXPRESSION / SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATIONBack to top
    Type widely
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan 1organ 2organ 3organ 4level
    Cardiovascularheart    
    Nervousbrain   highly
    Reproductivefemale systemuterus   
     male systemprostate  highly
    Respiratorylung    
     respiratory tractlarynx  highly
    Urinarybladder    
     kidney    
    tissue
    SystemTissueS_TissueSs_Tissuelevel
    Connectiveadipose  highly
    Connectivebone  highly
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion blood
    at STAGE
    physiological period pregnancy
    Text placenta
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,nucleus
    PROTEINBack to top
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • a N terminal modulator domain
  • a central bipartite (class II) zinc finger DNA binding domain
  • a C terminal ligand domain, DNA-binding domain (C-domain) that bound IGFBP3 (Schedlich 2007)
  • AF-1 and AF-2 domains involved in the processes of transactivation and degradation
    • mono polymer heteromer , dimer
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies
     
    		 homolog to murine rxra
    intraspecies
     
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • steroid/thyroid/retinoic receptor superfamily
  • NR2 subfamily
    • CATEGORY transcription factor , receptor
    basic FUNCTION
  • involved in retinoic acid response pathway
  • regulating cardiac morphogenesis
  • dimerization partner for the RARs, T3Rs and VD3R having important implications as to the function of these receptors and their ligands in development, homeostasis and neoplasia (Bugge 1992)
  • not required for the nuclear translocation of IGFBP3 and IGFBP3 can induce apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells without binding RXRA (Zappala 2008)
  • inhibition of its expression is essential for neutrophil development from granulocyte/monocyte progenitors (Taschner 2007)
    • CELLULAR PROCESS cell life
    nucleotide, transcription
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS development
    PATHWAY
    metabolism vitamin
    signaling signal transduction
    a component
  • with PML, RARA and TIF1 of a transcription complex, retinoic acid dependent, obligate member of heterodimeric nuclear receptor
  • LXR/RXR heterodimer
  • RARG/RXRA heterodimers
    • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule metal binding,
  • ion Zn2+
    • protein
  • LXR to regulating ABCA1 and cholesterol efflux process
  • cooperating with RAR gamma 2 through its AF-2 domain and its phosphorylated AF-1 domain in both the transcription activity and the degradation of the RAR gamma 2/RXR alpha heterodimers
  • binding to IGFBP3 may be required for inhibition, and raise the possibility that the induction of IGFBP3 by hypoxia and TNF may contribute to their ability to inhibit adiponectin transcription and promote insulin resistance (Zappala 2009)
    • cell & other
    REGULATION
    activated by 9-cis-retinoic acid (only 9-cisRA)
    all-trans retinoic acid
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERSBack to top