Gene Information
Gene NameNR2E3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length410
Protein NamesPhotoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor (Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group E member 3) (Retina-specific nuclear receptor)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000278570 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y5X4
Gene CardNR2E3
Uniprot IDQ9Y5X4
PfamPF00104; PF00105
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.586517375)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NR2E3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NR2E3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NR2E3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NR2E3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nr2e3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NR2E3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nr2e3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsRXRB, NR2F2, RXRA, HNF4A, NR2F6, HNF4G, RXRG, NR2C2, NR2C1, NR2F1, NR2E1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityEye specific;
found solely in the outer nuclear layer of the adult neurosensory retina, where the nuclei of cone and rod photoreceptors reside. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15689355}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4LOG  (X-ray  2.70A 
DBSNP rs202098481  rs121912631  rs104894493  rs104894492  rs1278137915  rs1489149705  rs766096417  rs990307718  rs146403122  rs1805020  rs1805021  rs1805023  rs377257254  rs2054201996  rs764901119  rs1805025  rs774102273  rs28937873  rs752883545  rs766769900  rs1303613101 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00407, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15689355}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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