Gene content    
RARB ( by HUGO)
Retinoic Acid Receptor, Beta
Tumor suppressor gene
Retinoic Acid Receptor
Beta
HAP
Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1 Group B Member 2
NR1B2
RAR-beta
RAR-epsilon
HBV-Activated Protein
MCOPS12
RRB2
Hepatitis B Virus Activated Protein
Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta
Retinoic Acid Receptor
Beta Polypeptide
NCBI: 3p24.2    Ensembl: 3p24.2
RARB_HUMANSize: 455 amino acidsMass: 50489 Da

  • Subunit: Homodimer (By similarity). Heterodimer; with a RXR molecule. Binds DNA preferentially as a RAR/RXR heterodimer (By similarity). Interacts weakly with NCOR2 Sequence caution: Sequence=CAA27637.1; Type=Erroneous gene model prediction; 4 PDB 3D structures from [IMAGE] and Proteopedia [IMAGE] for RARB: 1HRA (3D) [IMAGE] 1XAP (3D) [IMAGE] 4DM6 (3D) [IMAGE] 4DM8 (3D) [IMAGE]
  • Function:
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Summary: RARB_HUMAN, P10826 Function: Receptor for retinoic acid. Retinoic acid receptors bind as heterodimers to their target response elements in response to their ligands, all-trans or 9-cis retinoic acid, and regulate gene expression in various biological processes. The RXR/RAR heterodimers bind to the retinoic acid response elements (RARE) composed of tandem 5'-AGGTCA-3' sites known as DR1-DR5. In the absence or presence of hormone ligand, acts mainly as an activator of gene expression due to weak binding to corepressors. In concert with RARG, required for skeletal growth, matrix homeostasis and growth plate function
  • Similarity:
    Belongs to the nuclear hormone receptor family. NR1 subfamily
                          
    Contains 1 nuclear receptor DNA-binding domain [IMAGE]
  • Protein Domain/Family    
    Source ID Domain Name Type
    InterProIPR000536Nucl_hrmn_rcpt_lig-bd_coreNuclear hormone receptor, ligand-bindingDomain
    IPR001628Znf_hrmn_rcptNuclear hormone receptor, DNA-bindingDomain
    IPR001723Str_hrmn_rcptSteroid hormone receptorFamily
    IPR003078Retinoic_acid_rcptRetinoic acid receptorFamily
    IPR008946Nucl_hormone_rcpt_ligand-bdSteroid nuclear receptor, ligand-bindingDomain
    BlocksIPB001723Steroid hormone receptor signatureSteroid hormone receptor signature
    IPB003078Retinoic acid receptor (1B nuclear receptor) signatureRetinoic acid receptor (1B nuclear receptor) signature

    Gene Ontology    
    Type Term Evidence Source Pub
    Biological Process embryonic digestive tract development IMP GOA 19443732
    signal transduction TAS GOA 2833708
    Cellular Component nucleus IDA GOA 18845237
    Molecular Function DNA binding TAS GOA 2153268
    protein binding IPI GOA 7565739

    RARB cross reference    
    PubMed OMIM Entrez Gene NCKU SNP Nucleotide UniProt Genome Data Viewer HomoloGene