Gene Information
Gene NameNR1H3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length447
Protein NamesOxysterols receptor LXR-alpha (Liver X receptor alpha) (Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 3)
Target Nameoxysterols receptor lxr-alpha
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000025434 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ13133
Gene CardNR1H3
Uniprot IDQ13133
PfamPF00104; PF00105
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.064582064)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NR1H3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NR1H3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NR1H3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NR1H3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nr1h3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NR1H3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nr1h3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NR1H3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNR1H2
ParalogsNR1H4, VDR, RARG, NR1D2, RARA, PPARD, NR1H2, RORC, THRB, NR1D1, NR1I2, PPARG, NR1I3, RARB, RORB, PPARA, RORA, THRA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityVisceral organs specific expression. Strong expression was found in liver, kidney and intestine followed by spleen and to a lesser extent the adrenals.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1UHL  (X-ray  2.90A  3IPQ  (X-ray  2.00A  3IPS  (X-ray  2.26A  3IPU  (X-ray  2.40A  5AVI  (X-ray  2.70A  5AVL  (X-ray  2.80A  5HJS  (X-ray  1.72A 
DBSNP rs41481445 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00407, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25661920}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z0Y9}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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