Gene Information
Gene NameRARA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length462
Protein NamesRetinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR-alpha) (Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 1)
Target Nameretinoic acid receptor alpha
Target TypeNA
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000131759 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP10276
Gene CardRARA
Uniprot IDP10276
PfamPF00104; PF00105
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.377801242)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ RARA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ RARA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ RARA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ RARA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Rara ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ RARA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Rara ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ RARA ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsRARB, PPARG, RARG
ParalogsNR1H4, VDR, RARG, NR1D2, PPARD, NR1H2, RORC, THRB, NR1D1, NR1H3, NR1I2, PPARG, NR1I3, RARB, RORB, PPARA, RORA, THRA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in monocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26463675}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.105514(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1DKF  (X-ray  2.50A  1DSZ  (X-ray  1.70A  3A9E  (X-ray  2.75A  3KMR  (X-ray  1.80A  3KMZ  (X-ray  2.10A  4DQM  (X-ray  2.75A  5K13  (X-ray  1.85A  6XWG  (X-ray  2.40A  7AOS  (X-ray  2.55A  7APO  (X-ray  2.40A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19850744, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28167758}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19850744, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28167758}. Note=Nuclear localization depends on ligand binding, phosphorylation and sumoylation (PubMed:19850744). Translocation to the nucleus in the absence of ligand is dependent on activation of PKC and the downstream MAPK phosphorylation (By similarity). Increased nuclear localization upon pulsatile shear stress (PubMed:28167758). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P11416, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19850744, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28167758}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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