Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha

Synonyms

RAR alpha 1

RAR alpha 2

Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha 1

Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha 2

alpha 1, RAR

alpha 2, RAR

A nuclear receptor protein which in humans is encoded by the RARA gene. It belongs to a family of transcription regulators of ligand-responsive regulatory proteins which include steroid hormone receptors. In addition to a C-terminal ligand-binding domain, these nuclear receptors contain a highly-conserved N-terminal zinc-finger domain that mediates binding ligand-responsive elements.