Thyroid hormone receptor beta

NameThyroid hormone receptor beta
Synonyms
  • c-erbA-2
  • c-erbA-beta
  • ERBA2
  • NR1A2
  • Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group A member 2
  • THR1
Gene NameTHRB
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000627|Thyroid hormone receptor beta
MTPNSMTENGLTAWDKPKHCPDREHDWKLVGMSEACLHRKSHSERRSTLKNEQSSPHLIQ
TTWTSSIFHLDHDDVNDQSVSSAQTFQTEEKKCKGYIPSYLDKDELCVVCGDKATGYHYR
CITCEGCKGFFRRTIQKNLHPSYSCKYEGKCVIDKVTRNQCQECRFKKCIYVGMATDLVL
DDSKRLAKRKLIEENREKRRREELQKSIGHKPEPTDEEWELIKTVTEAHVATNAQGSHWK
QKRKFLPEDIGQAPIVNAPEGGKVDLEAFSHFTKIITPAITRVVDFAKKLPMFCELPCED
QIILLKGCCMEIMSLRAAVRYDPESETLTLNGEMAVTRGQLKNGGLGVVSDAIFDLGMSL
SSFNLDDTEVALLQAVLLMSSDRPGLACVERIEKYQDSFLLAFEHYINYRKHHVTHFWPK
LLMKVTDLRMIGACHASRFLHMKVECPTELFPPLFLEVFED
Number of residues461
Molecular Weight52787.16
Theoretical pI7.11
GO Classification
Functions
  • DNA binding
  • chromatin DNA binding
  • thyroid hormone receptor activity
  • transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
  • enzyme binding
  • sequence-specific DNA binding
  • thyroid hormone binding
  • transcription corepressor activity
  • zinc ion binding
  • steroid hormone receptor activity
Processes
  • female courtship behavior
  • intracellular receptor signaling pathway
  • gene expression
  • organ morphogenesis
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • regulation of heart contraction
  • Type I pneumocyte differentiation
  • sensory perception of sound
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • negative regulation of female receptivity
  • transcription, DNA-templated
Components
  • nuclear chromatin
  • nucleus
  • extracellular exosome
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionNuclear hormone receptor that can act as a repressor or activator of transcription. High affinity receptor for thyroid hormones, including triiodothyronine and thyroxine.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID31207
UniProtKB IDP10828
UniProtKB Entry NameTHB_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010079|Thyroid hormone receptor beta (THRB)
ATGACTCCCAACAGTATGACAGAAAATGGCCTTACAGCCTGGGACAAACCGAAGCACTGT
CCAGACCGAGAACACGACTGGAAGCTAGTAGGAATGTCTGAAGCCTGCCTACATAGGAAG
AGCCATTCAGAGAGGCGCAGCACGTTGAAAAATGAACAGTCGTCGCCACATCTCATCCAG
ACCACTTGGACTAGCTCAATATTCCATCTGGACCATGATGATGTGAACGACCAGAGTGTC
TCAAGTGCCCAGACCTTCCAAACGGAGGAGAAGAAATGTAAAGGGTACATCCCCAGTTAC
TTAGACAAGGACGAGCTCTGTGTAGTGTGTGGTGACAAAGCCACCGGGTATCACTACCGC
TGTATCACGTGTGAAGGCTGCAAGGGTTTCTTTAGAAGAACCATTCAGAAAAATCTCCAT
CCATCCTATTCCTGTAAATATGAAGGAAAATGTGTCATAGACAAAGTCACGCGAAATCAG
TGCCAGGAATGTCGCTTTAAGAAATGCATCTATGTTGGCATGGCAACAGATTTGGTGCTG
GATGACAGCAAGAGGCTGGCCAAGAGGAAGCTGATAGAGGAGAACCGGGAGAAAAGACGG
CGGGAAGAGCTGCAGAAGTCCATCGGGCACAAGCCAGAGCCCACAGACGAGGAATGGGAG
CTCATCAAAACTGTCACCGAAGCCCATGTGGCGACCAACGCCCAAGGCAGCCACTGGAAG
CAAAAACGGAAATTCCTGCCAGAAGACATTGGACAAGCACCAATAGTCAATGCCCCAGAA
GGTGGAAAGGTTGACTTGGAAGCCTTCAGCCATTTTACAAAAATCATCACACCAGCAATT
ACCAGAGTGGTGGATTTTGCCAAAAAGTTGCCTATGTTTTGTGAGCTGCCATGTGAAGAC
CAGATCATCCTCCTCAAAGGCTGCTGCATGGAGATCATGTCCCTTCGCGCTGCTGTGCGC
TATGACCCAGAAAGTGAGACTTTAACCTTGAATGGGGAAATGGCAGTGACACGGGGCCAG
CTGAAAAATGGGGGTCTTGGGGTGGTGTCAGACGCCATCTTTGACCTGGGCATGTCTCTG
TCTTCTTTCAACCTGGATGACACTGAAGTAGCCCTCCTTCAGGCCGTCCTGCTGATGTCT
TCAGATCGCCCGGGGCTTGCCTGTGTTGAGAGAATAGAAAAGTACCAAGATAGTTTCCTG
CTGGCCTTTGAACACTATATCAATTACCGAAAACACCACGTGACACACTTTTGGCCAAAA
CTCCTGATGAAGGTGACAGATCTGCGGATGATAGGAGCCTGCCATGCCAGCCGCTTCCTG
CACATGAAGGTGGAATGCCCCACAGAACTCTTCCCCCCTTTGTTCTTGGAAGTGTTCGAG
GATTAG
GenBank Gene IDX04707
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTHRB
HGNC IDHGNC:11799
Chromosome Location3
Locus3p24.2
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