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Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
A nuclear receptor protein which belongs to a family of transcription regulators of ligand-responsive regulatory proteins which include steroid hormone receptors. In addition to a C-terminal ligand-binding domain, these nuclear receptors contain a highly-conserved N-terminal zinc-finger domain that mediates binding ligand-responsive elements.
Entry Term(s)
RAR alpha 1
RAR alpha 2
Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha 1
Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha 2
Registry Numbers
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Public MeSH Note
2017; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR ALPHA was indexed under RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID 1993-2016
A nuclear receptor protein which belongs to a family of transcription regulators of ligand-responsive regulatory proteins which include steroid hormone receptors. In addition to a C-terminal ligand-binding domain, these nuclear receptors contain a highly-conserved N-terminal zinc-finger domain that mediates binding ligand-responsive elements.