RAR-related orphan receptor A

Symbol

RORA (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the NR1 subfamily of nuclear hormone receptors. It can bind as a monomer or as a homodimer to hormone response elements upstream of several genes to enhance the expression of those genes. The encoded protein has been shown to interact with NM23-2, a nucleoside diphosphate kinase involved in organogenesis and differentiation, as well as with NM23-1, the product of a tumor metastasis suppressor candidate gene. Also, it has been shown to aid in the transcriptional regulation of some genes involved in circadian rhythm. Four transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014]

Orthologs

SymbolSpecies
roraa Danio rerio
Rora Mus musculus

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Changes associated with this gene

GO Terms

GO IDGO TermGO Category
GO:0006809 nitric oxide biosynthetic process biological_process
GO:0007165 signal transduction biological_process
GO:0010467 gene expression biological_process
GO:0021702 cerebellar Purkinje cell differentiation biological_process
GO:0030522 intracellular receptor mediated signaling pathway biological_process
GO:0043030 regulation of macrophage activation biological_process
GO:0045944 positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter biological_process
GO:0046068 cGMP metabolic process biological_process
GO:0005634 nucleus cellular_component
GO:0005654 nucleoplasm cellular_component
GO:0003700 sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity molecular_function
GO:0003707 steroid hormone receptor activity molecular_function
GO:0004872 receptor activity molecular_function
GO:0004879 ligand-activated sequence-specific DNA binding RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity molecular_function
GO:0005515 protein binding molecular_function
GO:0008270 zinc ion binding molecular_function
GO:0043565 sequence-specific DNA binding molecular_function
GO:0046872 metal ion binding molecular_function