Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1

**Definition:** An orphan nuclear receptor expressed mainly in the GERM CELLS of GONADS. It functions as a transcription factor that binds to a direct repeat of the sequence AGGTCA and may play a role in the regulation of EMBRYOGENESIS and germ cell differentiation.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.260.643.572 - D12.776.826.209.572

**Synonyms:** - Germ Cell Nuclear Factor - Neuronal Cell Nuclear Factor - Nuclear Receptor NR6A1 - Retinoid Receptor Related Testis Specific Receptor - Retinoid Receptor-Related Testis-Associated Receptor