NameBile acid receptor
Synonyms
  • BAR
  • Farnesoid X-activated receptor
  • Farnesol receptor HRR-1
  • FXR
  • HRR1
  • Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 4
  • Retinoid X receptor-interacting protein 14
  • RIP14
  • RXR-interacting protein 14
Gene NameNR1H4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0003523|Bile acid receptor
MVMQFQGLENPIQISPHCSCTPSGFFMEMMSMKPAKGVLTEQVAGPLGQNLEVEPYSQYS
NVQFPQVQPQISSSSYYSNLGFYPQQPEEWYSPGIYELRRMPAETLYQGETEVAEMPVTK
KPRMGASAGRIKGDELCVVCGDRASGYHYNALTCEGCKGFFRRSITKNAVYKCKNGGNCV
MDMYMRRKCQECRLRKCKEMGMLAECMYTGLLTEIQCKSKRLRKNVKQHADQTVNEDSEG
RDLRQVTSTTKSCREKTELTPDQQTLLHFIMDSYNKQRMPQEITNKILKEEFSAEENFLI
LTEMATNHVQVLVEFTKKLPGFQTLDHEDQIALLKGSAVEAMFLRSAEIFNKKLPSGHSD
LLEERIRNSGISDEYITPMFSFYKSIGELKMTQEEYALLTAIVILSPDRQYIKDREAVEK
LQEPLLDVLQKLCKIHQPENPQHFACLLGRLTELRTFNHHHAEMLMSWRVNDHKFTPLLC
EIWDVQ
Number of residues486
Molecular Weight55913.915
Theoretical pI6.81
GO Classification
Functions
  • bile acid receptor activity
  • chenodeoxycholic acid binding
  • bile acid binding
  • ligand-dependent nuclear receptor binding
  • RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific DNA binding
  • transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific binding
  • transcription corepressor activity
  • transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II transcription factor binding
  • transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
  • zinc ion binding
  • RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, ligand-activated sequence-specific DNA binding
  • steroid hormone receptor activity
  • thyroid hormone receptor activity
  • sequence-specific DNA binding
  • transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific binding
  • transcription coactivator activity
Processes
  • gene expression
  • regulation of urea metabolic process
  • regulation of cholesterol metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • cellular response to bile acid
  • cellular response to organonitrogen compound
  • intracellular receptor signaling pathway
  • intracellular bile acid receptor signaling pathway
  • Notch signaling pathway
  • signal transduction
  • negative regulation of bile acid biosynthetic process
  • nitrogen catabolite activation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • bile acid metabolic process
  • positive regulation of ammonia assimilation cycle
  • bile acid and bile salt transport
  • positive regulation of glutamate metabolic process
  • regulation of bile acid biosynthetic process
  • bile acid signaling pathway
Components
  • nuclear euchromatin
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionLigand-activated transcription factor. Receptor for bile acids such as chenodeoxycholic acid, lithocholic acid and deoxycholic acid. Represses the transcription of the cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase gene (CYP7A1) through the induction of NR0B2 or FGF19 expression, via two distinct mechanisms. Activates the intestinal bile acid-binding protein (IBABP). Activates the transcription of bile salt export pump ABCB11 by directly recruiting histone methyltransferase CARM1 to this locus.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID1546084
UniProtKB IDQ96RI1
UniProtKB Entry NameNR1H4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011269|Bile acid receptor (NR1H4)
ATGGGATCAAAAATGAATCTCATTGAACATTCCCATTTACCTACCACAGATGAATTTTCT
TTTTCTGAAAATTTATTTGGTGTTTTAACAGAACAAGTGGCAGGTCCTCTGGGACAGAAC
CTGGAAGTGGAACCATACTCGCAATACAGCAATGTTCAGTTTCCCCAAGTTCAACCACAG
ATTTCCTCGTCATCCTATTATTCCAACCTGGGTTTCTACCCCCAGCAGCCTGAAGAGTGG
TACTCTCCTGGAATATATGAACTCAGGCGTATGCCAGCTGAGACTCTCTACCAGGGAGAA
ACTGAGGTAGCAGAGATGCCTGTAACAAAGAAGCCCCGCATGGGCGCGTCAGCAGGGAGG
ATCAAAGGGGATGAGCTGTGTGTTGTTTGTGGAGACAGAGCCTCTGGATACCACTATAAT
GCACTGACCTGTGAGGGGTGTAAAGGTTTCTTCAGGAGAAGCATTACCAAAAACGCTGTG
TACAAGTGTAAAAACGGGGGCAACTGTGTGATGGATATGTACATGCGAAGAAAGTGTCAA
GAGTGTCGACTAAGGAAATGCAAAGAGATGGGAATGTTGGCTGAATGTATGTATACAGGC
TTGTTAACTGAAATTCAGTGTAAATCTAAGCGACTGAGAAAAAATGTGAAGCAGCATGCA
GATCAGACCGTGAATGAAGACAGTGAAGGTCGTGACTTGCGACAAGTGACCTCGACAACA
AAGTCATGCAGGGAGAAAACTGAACTCACCCCAGATCAACAGACTCTTCTACATTTTATT
ATGGATTCATATAACAAACAGAGGATGCCTCAGGAAATAACAAATAAAATTTTAAAAGAA
GAATTCAGTGCAGAAGAAAATTTTCTCATTTTGACGGAAATGGCAACCAATCATGTACAG
GTTCTTGTAGAATTCACAAAAAAGCTACCAGGATTTCAGACTTTGGACCATGAAGACCAG
ATTGCTTTGCTGAAAGGGTCTGCGGTTGAAGCTATGTTCCTTCGTTCAGCTGAGATTTTC
AATAAGAAACTTCCGTCTGGGCATTCTGACCTATTGGAAGAAAGAATTCGAAATAGTGGT
ATCTCTGATGAATATATAACACCTATGTTTAGTTTTTATAAAAGTATTGGGGAACTGAAA
ATGACTCAAGAGGAGTATGCTCTGCTTACAGCAATTGTTATCCTGTCTCCAGATAGACAA
TACATAAAGGATAGAGAGGCAGTAGAGAAGCTTCAGGAGCCACTTCTTGATGTGCTACAA
AAGTTGTGTAAGATTCACCAGCCTGAAAATCCTCAACACTTTGCCTGTCTCCTGGGTCGC
CTGACTGAATTACGGACATTCAATCATCACCACGCTGAGATGCTGATGTCATGGAGAGTA
AACGACCACAAGTTTACCCCACTTCTCTGTGAAATCTGGGACGTGCAGTGA
GenBank Gene IDU68233
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNR1H4
HGNC IDHGNC:7967
Chromosome Location12
Locus12q23.1
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