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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02591
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 8090
Name Nuclear receptor ROR-alpha
Synonyms
  1. Nuclear receptor RZR-alpha
  2. Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group F member 1
  3. Retinoid-related orphan receptor-alpha
Gene Name RORA
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity
Specific Function Orphan nuclear receptor. Binds DNA as a monomer to hormone response elements (HRE) containing a single core motif half-site preceded by a short A-T-rich sequence. This isomer binds to the consensus sequence 5'-[AT][TA]A[AT][CGT]TAGGTCA-3'. Regulates a number of genes involved in lipid metabolism such as apolipoproteins AI, APOA5, CIII, CYP71 and PPARgamma, in cerebellum and photoreceptor development including PCP2, OPN1SW, OPN1SM AND ARR3, in circadian rhythm with BMAL1, and skeletal muscle development with MYOD1. Possible receptor for cholesterol or one of its derivatives
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
transition metal ion binding
zinc ion binding
receptor activity
molecular transducer activity
signal transducer activity
nucleic acid binding
dna binding
sequence-specific dna binding
ligand-dependent nuclear receptor activity
steroid hormone receptor activity
sequence-specific dna binding transcription factor activity
Process
biological regulation
regulation of biological process
regulation of metabolic process
regulation of macromolecule metabolic process
regulation of gene expression
regulation of transcription
regulation of transcription, dna-dependent
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 15q22.2
SNPs RORA
Gene Sequence
>1671 bp
ATGAATGAGGGGGCCCCAGGAGACAGTGACTTAGAGACTGAGGCAAGAGTGCCGTGGTCA
ATCATGGGTCATTGTCTTCGAACTGGACAGGCCAGAATGTCTGCCACACCCACACCTGCA
GGTGAAGGAGCCAGAAGGGATGAACTTTTTGGGATTCTCCAAATACTCCATCAGTGTATC
CTGTCTTCAGGTGATGCTTTTGTTCTTACTGGCGTCTGTTGTTCCTGGAGGCAGAATGGC
AAGCCACCATATTCACAAAAGGAAGATAAGGAAGTACAAACTGGATACATGAATGCTCAA
ATTGAAATTATTCCATGCAAGATCTGTGGAGACAAATCATCAGGAATCCATTATGGTGTC
ATTACATGTGAAGGCTGCAAGGGCTTTTTCAGGAGAAGTCAGCAAAGCAATGCCACCTAC
TCCTGTCCTCGTCAGAAGAACTGTTTGATTGATCGAACCAGTAGAAACCGCTGCCAACAC
TGTCGATTACAGAAATGCCTTGCCGTAGGGATGTCTCGAGATGCTGTAAAATTTGGCCGA
ATGTCAAAAAAGCAGAGAGACAGCTTGTATGCAGAAGTACAGAAACACCGGATGCAGCAG
CAGCAGCGCGACCACCAGCAGCAGCCTGGAGAGGCTGAGCCGCTGACGCCCACCTACAAC
ATCTCGGCCAACGGGCTGACGGAACTTCACGACGACCTCAGTAACTACATTGACGGGCAC
ACCCCTGAGGGGAGTAAGGCAGACTCCGCCGTCAGCAGCTTCTACCTGGACATACAGCCT
TCCCCAGACCAGTCAGGTCTTGATATCAATGGAATCAAACCAGAACCAATATGTGACTAC
ACACCAGCATCAGGCTTCTTTCCCTACTGTTCGTTCACCAACGGCGAGACTTCCCCAACT
GTGTCCATGGCAGAATTAGAACACCTTGCACAGAATATATCTAAATCGCATCTGGAAACC
TGCCAATACTTGAGAGAAGAGCTCCAGCAGATAACGTGGCAGACCTTTTTACAGGAAGAA
ATTGAGAACTATCAAAACAAGCAGCGGGAGGTGATGTGGCAATTGTGTGCCATCAAAATT
ACAGAAGCTATACAGTATGTGGTGGAGTTTGCCAAACGCATTGATGGATTTATGGAACTG
TGTCAAAATGATCAAATTGTGCTTCTAAAAGCAGGTTCTCTAGAGGTGGTGTTTATCAGA
ATGTGCCGTGCCTTTGACTCTCAGAACAACACCGTGTACTTTGATGGGAAGTATGCCAGC
CCCGACGTCTTCAAATCCTTAGGTTGTGAAGACTTTATTAGCTTTGTGTTTGAATTTGGA
AAGAGTTTATGTTCTATGCACCTGACTGAAGATGAAATTGCATTATTTTCTGCATTTGTA
CTGATGTCAGCAGATCGCTCATGGCTGCAAGAAAAGGTAAAAATTGAAAAACTGCAACAG
AAAATTCAGCTAGCTCTTCAACACGTCCTACAGAAGAATCACCGAGAAGATGGAATACTA
ACAAAGTTAATATGCAAGGTGTCTACATTAAGAGCCTTATGTGGACGACATACAGAAAAG
CTAATGGCATTTAAAGCAATATACCCAGACATTGTGCGACTTCATTTTCCTCCATTATAC
AAGGAGTTGTTCACTTCAGAATTTGAGCCAGCAATGCAAATTGATGGGTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 556
Molecular Weight 63035.2
Theoretical pI 6.34
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Nuclear receptor ROR-alpha
MNEGAPGDSDLETEARVPWSIMGHCLRTGQARMSATPTPAGEGARRDELFGILQILHQCI
LSSGDAFVLTGVCCSWRQNGKPPYSQKEDKEVQTGYMNAQIEIIPCKICGDKSSGIHYGV
ITCEGCKGFFRRSQQSNATYSCPRQKNCLIDRTSRNRCQHCRLQKCLAVGMSRDAVKFGR
MSKKQRDSLYAEVQKHRMQQQQRDHQQQPGEAEPLTPTYNISANGLTELHDDLSNYIDGH
TPEGSKADSAVSSFYLDIQPSPDQSGLDINGIKPEPICDYTPASGFFPYCSFTNGETSPT
VSMAELEHLAQNISKSHLETCQYLREELQQITWQTFLQEEIENYQNKQREVMWQLCAIKI
TEAIQYVVEFAKRIDGFMELCQNDQIVLLKAGSLEVVFIRMCRAFDSQNNTVYFDGKYAS
PDVFKSLGCEDFISFVFEFGKSLCSMHLTEDEIALFSAFVLMSADRSWLQEKVKIEKLQQ
KIQLALQHVLQKNHREDGILTKLICKVSTLRALCGRHTEKLMAFKAIYPDIVRLHFPPLY
KELFTSEFEPAMQIDG
GenBank ID Protein 19743901
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P35398
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name RORA_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_134260.2
GeneCard ID RORA
GenAtlas ID RORA
HGNC ID HGNC:10258
References
General References
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