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Liver X Receptors MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Liver X Receptors
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.260.531
D12.776.826.194
Unique ID
D000071518
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071518
Scope Note
Nuclear receptors that bind OXYSTEROLS and function as heterodimers with RETINOID X RECEPTORS. They have important functions in regulating cholesterol homeostasis, ENERGY METABOLISM; INFLAMMATION; and the immune response.
Entry Term(s)
LXR-Alpha Protein
LXRalpha Protein
LXRbeta Protein
Liver X Receptor
Liver X Receptor Alpha
Liver X Receptor Beta
Liver X Receptor-Alpha
Liver X Receptor-Beta
NR1H2 Protein
NR1H3 Protein
Nuclear Orphan Receptor LXR-Alpha
Nuclear Oxysterol Receptors
Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group H, Member 2
Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group H, Member 3
Oxysterols Receptor LXR-Alpha
Oxysterols Receptor LXR-Beta
Registry Numbers
0
Public MeSH Note
2017; LIVER X RECEPTORS was indexed under ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTORS 2009-2016; and under DNA-BINDING PROTEINS and RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR 2002-2009
History Note
2017 (2002)
Date Established
2017/01/01
Date of Entry
2016/07/08
Revision Date
2016/04/20
Liver X Receptors Preferred
Liver X Receptor Alpha Narrower
Liver X Receptor Beta Narrower
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