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androgen receptor

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Also known as dihydrotestosterone receptor, AR, nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 4, androgen receptors, Receptors, Androgen

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

Protein · UniProt

Androgen receptor

Gene
AR
Organism
Homo sapiens (Human)
Length
920 aa
Molecular mass
99,188 Da
Evidence
1: Evidence at protein level

Steroid hormone receptors are ligand-activated transcription factors that regulate eukaryotic gene expression and affect cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues (PubMed:19022849). Transcription factor activity is modulated by bound coactivator and corepressor proteins like ZBTB7A that recruits NCOR1 and NCOR2 to the androgen response elements/ARE on target genes, negatively regulating androgen receptor signaling and androgen-induced cell proliferation (PubMed:20812024). Transcription activation is also down-regulated by NR0B2. Activated, but not phosphorylated, by HIPK3…

3D-structureActivatorAlternative splicingCytoplasmDisease variantDNA-bindingIsopeptide bondLipid-binding
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