Thyroid Hormone Receptor Gene

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Thyroid Hormone Receptor Genes (Nuclear Receptor Family), c-erbA alpha and c-erbA beta, encode two isoforms each of c-erbA proteins (Thyroid Hormone Receptor) that specifically bind thyroid hormones and, thereby activated, regulate target gene transcription. (NCI)

**Synonyms:** - THR Gene