Protein Name nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 2908
Gene Symbol

NR3C1

UniProt P04150 (GCR_HUMAN), E5KQF5 (E5KQF5_HUMAN), E5KQF6 (E5KQF6_HUMAN), F1D8N4 (F1D8N4_HUMAN), B7Z7I2 (B7Z7I2_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 976
Total Number of Articles : 2161
Description

nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1

Gene Summary

This gene encodes glucocorticoid receptor, which can function both as a transcription factor that binds to glucocorticoid response elements in the promoters of glucocorticoid responsive genes to activate their transcription, and as a regulator of other transcription factors. This receptor is typically found in the cytoplasm, but upon ligand binding, is transported into the nucleus. It is involved in inflammatory responses, cellular proliferation, and differentiation in target tissues. Mutations in this gene are associated with generalized glucocorticoid resistance. Alternative splicing of this gene results in transcript variants encoding either the same or different isoforms. Additional isoforms resulting from the use of alternate in-frame translation initiation sites have also been described, and shown to be functional, displaying diverse cytoplasm-to-nucleus trafficking patterns and distinct transcriptional activities (PMID:15866175). [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]

synonyms
  • glucocorticoid receptor
  • nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 variant hGR-B(54)
  • nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 variant hGR-B(77)
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