Gene Information
Gene NameNR5A2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length541
Protein NamesNuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 (Alpha-1-fetoprotein transcription factor) (B1-binding factor) (hB1F) (CYP7A promoter-binding factor) (Hepatocytic transcription factor) (Liver receptor homolog 1) (LRH-1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000116833 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO00482
Gene CardNR5A2
Uniprot IDO00482
PfamPF00104; PF00105
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000054643)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NR5A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NR5A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NR5A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NR5A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nr5a2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NR5A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nr5a2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNR5A1
ParalogsNR5A1
Tissuepancreas
Tissue SpecificityAbundantly expressed in pancreas, less in liver, very low levels in heart and lung. Expressed in the Hep-G2 cell line. Isoform 1 and isoform 2 seem to be present in fetal and adult liver and Hep-G2 cells.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.003990(Rat);0.06(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1YOK  (X-ray  2.50A  1YUC  (X-ray  1.90A  1ZDU  (X-ray  2.50A  2A66  (X-ray  2.20A  3PLZ  (X-ray  1.75A  3TX7  (X-ray  2.76A  4DOR  (X-ray  1.90A  4DOS  (X-ray  2.00A  4IS8  (X-ray  2.78A  4ONI  (X-ray  1.80A  4PLD  (X-ray  1.75A  4PLE  (X-ray  1.75A  4RWV  (X-ray  1.86A  5L0M  (X-ray  2.20A  5L11  (X-ray  1.85A  5SYZ  (X-ray  1.93A  5UNJ  (X-ray  1.96A  6OQX  (X-ray  2.00A  6OQY  (X-ray  2.23A  6OR1  (X-ray  2.17A  6VC2  (X-ray  1.70A  6VIF  (X-ray  2.26A  7JYD  (X-ray  2.30A  7JYE  (X-ray  2.55A  7TT8  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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