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NameMineralocorticoid receptor
Synonyms
  • MCR
  • MLR
  • MR
  • Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 2
Gene NameNR3C2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001332|Mineralocorticoid receptor
METKGYHSLPEGLDMERRWGQVSQAVERSSLGPTERTDENNYMEIVNVSCVSGAIPNNST
QGSSKEKQELLPCLQQDNNRPGILTSDIKTELESKELSATVAESMGLYMDSVRDADYSYE
QQNQQGSMSPAKIYQNVEQLVKFYKGNGHRPSTLSCVNTPLRSFMSDSGSSVNGGVMRAI
VKSPIMCHEKSPSVCSPLNMTSSVCSPAGINSVSSTTASFGSFPVHSPITQGTPLTCSPN
AENRGSRSHSPAHASNVGSPLSSPLSSMKSSISSPPSHCSVKSPVSSPNNVTLRSSVSSP
ANINNSRCSVSSPSNTNNRSTLSSPAASTVGSICSPVNNAFSYTASGTSAGSSTLRDVVP
SPDTQEKGAQEVPFPKTEEVESAISNGVTGQLNIVQYIKPEPDGAFSSSCLGGNSKINSD
SSFSVPIKQESTKHSCSGTSFKGNPTVNPFPFMDGSYFSFMDDKDYYSLSGILGPPVPGF
DGNCEGSGFPVGIKQEPDDGSYYPEASIPSSAIVGVNSGGQSFHYRIGAQGTISLSRSAR
DQSFQHLSSFPPVNTLVESWKSHGDLSSRRSDGYPVLEYIPENVSSSTLRSVSTGSSRPS
KICLVCGDEASGCHYGVVTCGSCKVFFKRAVEGQHNYLCAGRNDCIIDKIRRKNCPACRL
QKCLQAGMNLGARKSKKLGKLKGIHEEQPQQQQPPPPPPPPQSPEEGTTYIAPAKEPSVN
TALVPQLSTISRALTPSPVMVLENIEPEIVYAGYDSSKPDTAENLLSTLNRLAGKQMIQV
VKWAKVLPGFKNLPLEDQITLIQYSWMCLSSFALSWRSYKHTNSQFLYFAPDLVFNEEKM
HQSAMYELCQGMHQISLQFVRLQLTFEEYTIMKVLLLLSTIPKDGLKSQAAFEEMRTNYI
KELRKMVTKCPNNSGQSWQRFYQLTKLLDSMHDLVSDLLEFCFYTFRESHALKVEFPAML
VEIISDQLPKVESGNAKPLYFHRK
Number of residues984
Molecular Weight107066.575
Theoretical pI7.42
GO Classification
Functions
  • transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
  • zinc ion binding
  • steroid hormone receptor activity
  • steroid binding
  • sequence-specific DNA binding
Processes
  • signal transduction
  • gene expression
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
Components
  • receptor complex
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • nucleoplasm
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionReceptor for both mineralocorticoids (MC) such as aldosterone and glucocorticoids (GC) such as corticosterone or cortisol. Binds to mineralocorticoid response elements (MRE) and transactivates target genes. The effect of MC is to increase ion and water transport and thus raise extracellular fluid volume and blood pressure and lower potassium levels.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID307166
UniProtKB IDP08235
UniProtKB Entry NameMCR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020476|Mineralocorticoid receptor (NR3C2)
ATGGAGACCAAAGGCTACCACAGTCTCCCTGAAGGTCTAGATATGGAAAGACGGTGGGGT
CAAGTTTCTCAGGCTGTGGAGCGTTCTTCCCTGGGACCTACAGAGAGGACCGATGAGAAT
AACTACATGGAGATTGTCAACGTAAGCTGTGTTTCCGGTGCTATTCCAAACAACAGTACT
CAAGGAAGCAGCAAAGAAAAACAAGAACTACTCCCTTGCCTTCAGCAAGACAATAATCGG
CCTGGGATTTTAACATCTGATATTAAAACTGAGCTGGAATCTAAGGAACTTTCAGCAACT
GTAGCTGAGTCCATGGGTTTATATATGGATTCTGTAAGAGATGCTGACTATTCCTATGAG
CAGCAGAACCAACAAGGAAGCATGAGTCCAGCTAAGATTTATCAGAATGTTGAACAGCTG
GTGAAATTTTACAAAGGAAATGGCCATCGTCCTTCCACTCTAAGTTGTGTGAACACGCCC
TTGAGATCATTTATGTCTGACTCTGGGAGCTCCGTGAATGGTGGCGTCATGCGCGCCGTT
GTTAAAAGCCCTATCATGTGTCATGAGAAAAGCCCGTCTGTTTGCAGCCCTCTGAACATG
ACATCTTCGGTTTGCAGCCCTGCTGGAATCAACTCTGTGTCCTCCACCACAGCCAGCTTT
GGCAGTTTTCCAGTGCACAGCCCAATCACCCAGGGAACTCCTCTGACATGCTCCCCTAAT
GTTGAAAATCGAGGCTCCAGGTCGCACAGCCCTGCACATGCTAGCAATGTGGGCTCTCCT
CTCTCAAGTCCGTTAAGTAGCATGAAATCCTCAATTTCCAGCCCTCCAAGTCACTGCAGT
GTAAAATCTCCAGTCTCCAGTCCCAATAATGTCACTCTGAGATCCTCTGTGTCTAGCCCT
GCAAATATTAACAACTCAAGGTGCTCTGTTTCCAGCCCTTCGAACACTAATAACAGATCC
ACGCTTTCCAGTCCGGCAGCCAGTACTGTGGGATCTATCTGTAGCCCTGTAAACAATGCC
TTCAGCTACACTGCTTCTGGCACCTCTGCTGGATCCAGTACATTGCGGGATGTGGTTCCC
AGTCCAGACACGCAGGAGAAAGGTGCTCAAGAGGTCCCTTTTCCTAAGACTGAGGAAGTA
GAGAGTGCCATCTCAAATGGTGTGACTGGCCAGCTTAATATTGTCCAGTACATAAAACCA
GAACCAGATGGAGCTTTTAGCAGCTCATGTCTAGGAGGAAATAGCAAAATAAATTCGGAT
TCTTCATTCTCAGTACCAATAAAGCAAGAATCAACCAAGCATTCATGTTCAGGCACCTCT
TTTAAAGGGAATCCAACAGTAAACCCGTTTCCATTTATGGATGGCTCGTATTTTTCCTTT
ATGGATGATAAAGACTATTATTCCCTATCAGGAATTTTAGGACCACCTGTGCCCGGCTTT
GATGGTAACTGTGAAGGCAGCGGATTCCCAGTGGGTATTAAACAAGAACCAGATGATGGG
AGCTATTACCCAGAGGCCAGCATCCCTTCCTCTGCTATTGTTGGGGTGAATTCAGGTGGA
CAGTCCTTCCACTACAGGATTGGTGCTCAAGGTACAATATCTTTATCACGATCGGCTAGA
GACCAATCTTTCCAACACCTGAGTTCCTTTCCTCCTGTCAATACTTTAGTGGAGTCATGG
AAATCACACGGCGACCTGTCGTCTAGAAGAAGTGATGGGTATCCGGTCTTAGAATACATT
CCAGAAAATGTATCAAGCTCTACTTTACGAAGTGTTTCTACTGGATCTTCAAGACCTTCA
AAAATATGTTTGGTGTGTGGGGATGAGGCTTCAGGATGCCATTATGGGGTAGTCACCTGT
GGCAGCTGCAAAGTTTTCTTCAAAAGAGCAGTGGAAGGGCAACACAACTATTTATGTGCT
GGAAGAAATGATTGCATCATTGATAAGATTCGACGAAAGAATTGTCCTGCTTGCAGACTT
CAGAAATGTCTTCAAGCTGGAATGAATTTAGGAGCACGAAAGTCAAAGAAGTTGGGAAAG
TTAAAAGGGATTCACGAGGAGCAGCCACAGCAGCAGCAGCCCCCACCCCCACCCCCACCC
CCGCAAAGCCCAGAGGAAGGGACAACGTACATCGCTCCTGCAAAAGAACCCTCGGTCAAC
ACAGCACTGGTTCCTCAGCTCTCCACAATCTCACGAGCGCTCACACCTTCCCCCGTTATG
GTCCTTGAAAACATTGAACCTGAAATTGTATATGCAGGCTATGACAGCTCAAAACCAGAT
ACAGCCGAAAATCTGCTCTCCACGCTCAACCGCTTAGCAGGCAAACAGATGATCCAAGTC
GTGAAGTGGGCAAAGGTACTTCCAGGATTTAAAAACTTGCCTCTTGAGGACCAAATTACC
CTAATCCAGTATTCTTGGATGTGTCTATCATCATTTGCCTTGAGCTGGAGATCGTACAAA
CATACGAACAGCCAATTTCTCTATTTTGCACCAGACCTAGTCTTTAATGAAGAGAAGATG
CATCAGTCTGCCATGTATGAACTATGCCAGGGGATGCACCAAATCAGCCTTCAGTTCGTT
CGACTGCAGCTCACCTTTGAAGAATACACCATCATGAAAGTTTTGCTGCTACTAAGCACA
ATTCCAAAGGATGGCCTCAAAAGCCAGGCTGCATTTGAAGAAATGAGGACAAATTACATC
AAAGAACTGAGGAAGATGGTAACTAAGTGTCCCAACAATTCTGGGCAGAGCTGGCAGAGG
TTCTACCAACTGACCAAGCTGCTGGACTCCATGCATGACCTGGTGAGCGACCTGCTGGAA
TTCTGCTTCTACACCTTCCGAGAGTCCCATGCGCTGAAGGTAGAGTTCCCCGCAATGCTG
GTGGAGATCATCAGCGACCAGCTGCCCAAGGTGGAGTCGGGGAACGCCAAGCCGCTCTAC
TTCCACCGGAAGTGA
GenBank Gene IDM16801
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNR3C2
HGNC IDHGNC:7979
Chromosome Location4
Locus4q31.1
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