This gene encodes a member of the steroid-thyroid hormone-retinoid receptor superfamily. The encoded protein may act as a transcription factor. Mutations in this gene have been associated with disorders related to dopaminergic dysfunction, including Parkinson disease, schizophernia, and manic depression. Misregulation of this gene may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Alternative Names
brain-specific transcription factor/nuclear receptor HZF3 immediate-early response protein NOT intermediate-early receptor protein NGFI-B NGFI-B beta NGFI-B/nur77 beta-type transcription factor homolog NOT NR4A nuclear orphan receptor HZF-3 nuclear receptor related 1 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 variant NURR1a nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 variant NURR1b nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 variant NURR1c nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 variant NURR2c nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 variant TINUR nur related protein 1 nur related protein-1 human homolog of NUR-related factor 1 orphan nuclear receptor NR4A2 orphan nuclear receptor NURR1 orphan receptor putative new variant regenerating liver nuclear receptor 1 RNR-1 SL-322 T-cell nuclear receptor NOT transcription factor transcriptionally inducible nuclear receptor related 1 transcriptionally-inducible nuclear receptor