Retinoic Acid Receptor RXR-Alpha

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

**Definition:** Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha (462 aa, ~51 kDa) is encoded by the human RXRA gene. This protein is involved in both binding to 9-cis retinoic acid and transcriptional regulation.

**Synonyms:** - NR2B1 - Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2 Group B Member 1 - RXRA - Retinoid X Receptor A - Retinoid X Receptor Alpha