Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Receptor

**Definition:** Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (505 aa, ~58 kDa) is encoded by the human PPARG gene. This protein plays a role in transcriptional regulation, lipid metabolism, cell differentiation, glucose homeostasis and apoptosis.

**Synonyms:** - NR1C3 - Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1 Group C Member 3 - PPAR Gamma - PPAR-gamma - PPARG - PPARG1 - PPARG2 - Peroxisome Proliferative Activated Receptor Gamma - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma