NameVitamin D3 receptor
Synonyms
  • 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor
  • NR1I1
  • Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 1
  • VDR
Gene NameVDR
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001554|Vitamin D3 receptor
MEAMAASTSLPDPGDFDRNVPRICGVCGDRATGFHFNAMTCEGCKGFFRRSMKRKALFTC
PFNGDCRITKDNRRHCQACRLKRCVDIGMMKEFILTDEEVQRKREMILKRKEEEALKDSL
RPKLSEEQQRIIAILLDAHHKTYDPTYSDFCQFRPPVRVNDGGGSHPSRPNSRHTPSFSG
DSSSSCSDHCITSSDMMDSSSFSNLDLSEEDSDDPSVTLELSQLSMLPHLADLVSYSIQK
VIGFAKMIPGFRDLTSEDQIVLLKSSAIEVIMLRSNESFTMDDMSWTCGNQDYKYRVSDV
TKAGHSLELIEPLIKFQVGLKKLNLHEEEHVLLMAICIVSPDRPGVQDAALIEAIQDRLS
NTLQTYIRCRHPPPGSHLLYAKMIQKLADLRSLNEEHSKQYRCLSFQPECSMKLTPLVLE
VFGNEIS
Number of residues427
Molecular Weight48288.64
Theoretical pI6.5
GO Classification
Functions
  • zinc ion binding
  • steroid hormone receptor activity
  • DNA binding
  • sequence-specific DNA binding
  • calcitriol binding
  • calcitriol receptor activity
  • lithocholic acid binding
  • lithocholic acid receptor activity
  • retinoid X receptor binding
Processes
  • intestinal absorption
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • mammary gland branching involved in pregnancy
  • cellular calcium ion homeostasis
  • calcium ion transport
  • negative regulation of keratinocyte proliferation
  • positive regulation of gene expression
  • signal transduction
  • regulation of calcidiol 1-monooxygenase activity
  • negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • vitamin D receptor signaling pathway
  • positive regulation of apoptotic process involved in mammary gland involution
  • decidualization
  • positive regulation of keratinocyte differentiation
  • positive regulation of vitamin D 24-hydroxylase activity
  • lactation
  • gene expression
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • skeletal system development
  • bile acid signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of cell proliferation
  • cell morphogenesis
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
Components
  • RNA polymerase II transcription factor complex
  • nucleus
  • receptor complex
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionNuclear hormone receptor. Transcription factor that mediates the action of vitamin D3 by controlling the expression of hormone sensitive genes. Recruited to promoters via its interaction with BAZ1B/WSTF which mediates the interaction with acetylated histones, an essential step for VDR-promoter association. Plays a central role in calcium homeostasis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID340203
UniProtKB IDP11473
UniProtKB Entry NameVDR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010550|Vitamin D3 receptor (VDR)
ATGGAGGCAATGGCGGCCAGCACTTCCCTGCCTGACCCTGGAGACTTTGACCGGAACGTG
CCCCGGATCTGTGGGGTGTGTGGAGACCGAGCCACTGGCTTTCACTTCAATGCTATGACC
TGTGAAGGCTGCAAAGGCTTCTTCAGGCGAAGCATGAAGCGGAAGGCACTATTCACCTGC
CCCTTCAACGGGGACTGCCGCATCACCAAGGACAACCGACGCCACTGCCAGGCCTGCCGG
CTCAAACGCTGTGTGGACATCGGCATGATGAAGGAGTTCATTCTGACAGATGAGGAAGTG
CAGAGGAAGCGGGAGATGATCCTGAAGCGGAAGGAGGAGGAGGCCTTGAAGGACAGTCTG
CGGCCCAAGCTGTCTGAGGAGCAGCAGCGCATCATTGCCATACTGCTGGACGCCCACCAT
AAGACCTACGACCCCACCTACTCCGACTTCTGCCAGTTCCGGCCTCCAGTTCGTGTGAAT
GATGGTGGAGGGAGCCATCCTTCCAGGCCCAACTCCAGACACACTCCCAGCTTCTCTGGG
GACTCCTCCTCCTCCTGCTCAGATCACTGTATCACCTCTTCAGACATGATGGACTCGTCC
AGCTTCTCCAATCTGGATCTGAGTGAAGAAGATTCAGATGACCCTTCTGTGACCCTAGAG
CTGTCCCAGCTCTCCATGCTGCCCCACCTGGCTGACCTGGTCAGTTACAGCATCCAAAAG
GTCATTGGCTTTGCTAAGATGATACCAGGATTCAGAGACCTCACCTCTGAGGACCAGATC
GTACTGCTGAAGTCAAGTGCCATTGAGGTCATCATGTTGCGCTCCAATGAGTCCTTCACC
ATGGACGACATGTCCTGGACCTGTGGCAACCAAGACTACAAGTACCGCGTCAGTGACGTG
ACCAAAGCCGGACACAGCCTGGAGCTGATTGAGCCCCTCATCAAGTTCCAGGTGGGACTG
AAGAAGCTGAACTTGCATGAGGAGGAGCATGTCCTGCTCATGGCCATCTGCATCGTCTCC
CCAGATCGTCCTGGGGTGCAGGACGCCGCGCTGATTGAGGCCATCCAGGACCGCCTGTCC
AACACACTGCAGACGTACATCCGCTGCCGCCACCCGCCCCCGGGCAGCCACCTGCTCTAT
GCCAAGATGATCCAGAAGCTAGCCGACCTGCGCAGCCTCAATGAGGAGCACTCCAAGCAG
TACCGCTGCCTCTCCTTCCAGCCTGAGTGCAGCATGAAGCTAACGCCCCTTGTGCTCGAA
GTGTTTGGCAATGAGATCTCCTGA
GenBank Gene IDJ03258
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDVDR
HGNC IDHGNC:12679
Chromosome Location12
Locus12q13.11
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