| Entrez Gene ID |
7067 |
| Official Gene Symbol |
THRA (GeneCards) |
| Full name |
thyroid hormone receptor alpha |
| Location |
17q21.1 |
| Other ids |
Vega : OTTHUMG00000133332
MIM : 190120
HGNC : HGNC:11796
Ensembl : ENSG00000126351
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| Other names |
AR7,
EAR7,
ERBA,
CHNG6,
ERBA1,
NR1A1,
THRA1,
THRA2,
ERB-T-1,
c-ERBA-1
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| Summary |
The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear hormone receptor for triiodothyronine. It is one of the several receptors for thyroid hormone, and has been shown to mediate the biological activities of thyroid hormone. Knockout studies in mice suggest that the different receptors, while having certain extent of redundancy, may mediate different functions of thyroid hormone. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |