NameNuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 1
Synonyms
  • AHC
  • DAX1
  • DSS-AHC critical region on the X chromosome protein 1
  • Nuclear receptor DAX-1
Gene NameNR0B1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000148|Nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 1
MAGENHQWQGSILYNMLMSAKQTRAAPEAPETRLVDQCWGCSCGDEPGVGREGLLGGRNV
ALLYRCCFCGKDHPRQGSILYSMLTSAKQTYAAPKAPEATLGPCWGCSCGSDPGVGRAGL
PGGRPVALLYRCCFCGEDHPRQGSILYSLLTSSKQTHVAPAAPEARPGGAWWDRSYFAQR
PGGKEALPGGRATALLYRCCFCGEDHPQQGSTLYCVPTSTNQAQAAPEERPRAPWWDTSS
GALRPVALKSPQVVCEAASAGLLKTLRFVKYLPCFQVLPLDQQLVLVRNCWASLLMLELA
QDRLQFETVEVSEPSMLQKILTTRRRETGGNEPLPVPTLQHHLAPPAEARKVPSASQVQA
IKCFLSKCWSLNISTKEYAYLKGTVLFNPDVPGLQCVKYIQGLQWGTQQILSEHTRMTHQ
GPHDRFIELNSTLFLLRFINANVIAELFFRPIIGTVSMDDMMLEMLCTKI
Number of residues470
Molecular Weight51717.185
Theoretical pI8.12
GO Classification
Functions
  • RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, ligand-activated sequence-specific DNA binding
  • steroid hormone receptor binding
  • protein homodimerization activity
  • transcription corepressor activity
  • RNA binding
  • steroid hormone receptor activity
  • DNA binding
  • transcription factor binding
  • protein domain specific binding
  • AF-2 domain binding
  • sequence-specific DNA binding
  • DNA hairpin binding
Processes
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • steroid biosynthetic process
  • gonad development
  • hypothalamus development
  • Leydig cell differentiation
  • male sex determination
  • negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • negative regulation of intracellular steroid hormone receptor signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of cell differentiation
  • negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • response to immobilization stress
  • adrenal gland development
  • pituitary gland development
  • male gonad development
  • protein localization
  • intracellular receptor signaling pathway
  • Sertoli cell differentiation
  • spermatogenesis
  • negative regulation of sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity
  • gene expression
Components
  • nucleoplasm
  • cytoplasm
  • membrane
  • nucleus
  • polysomal ribosome
General FunctionTranscription factor binding
Specific FunctionOrphan nuclear receptor. Component of a cascade required for the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-gonadal axis. Acts as a coregulatory protein that inhibits the transcriptional activity of other nuclear receptors through heterodimeric interactions. May also have a role in the development of the embryo and in the maintenance of embryonic stem cell pluripotency (By similarity).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID786532
UniProtKB IDP51843
UniProtKB Entry NameNR0B1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010151|Nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 1 (NR0B1)
ATGGCGGGCGAGAACCACCAGTGGCAGGGCAGCATCCTCTACAACATGCTTATGAGCGCG
AAGCAAACGCGCGCGGCTCCTGAGGCTCCAGAGACGCGGCTGGTGGATCAGTGCTGGGGC
TGTTCGTGCGGCGATGAGCCCGGGGTGGGCAGAGAGGGGCTGCTGGGCGGGCGGAACGTG
GCGCTCCTGTACCGCTGCTGCTTTTGCGGTAAAGACCACCCACGGCAGGGCAGCATCCTC
TACAGCATGCTGACGAGCGCAAAGCAAACGTACGCGGCACCGAAGGCGCCCGAGGCGACG
CTGGGTCCGTGCTGGGGCTGTTCGTGCGGCTCTGATCCCGGGGTGGGCAGAGCGGGGCTT
CCGGGTGGGCGGCCCGTGGCACTCCTGTACCGCTGCTGCTTTTGTGGTGAAGACCACCCG
CGGCAGGGCAGCATCCTCTACAGCTTGCTCACTAGCTCAAAGCAAACGCACGTGGCTCCG
GCAGCGCCCGAGGCACGGCCAGGGGGCGCGTGGTGGGACCGCTCCTACTTCGCGCAGAGG
CCAGGGGGTAAAGAGGCGCTACCAGGCGGGCGGGCCACGGCGCTTCTGTACCGCTGCTGC
TTTTGCGGTGAAGACCACCCGCAGCAGGGCAGCACCCTCTACTGCGTGCCCACGAGCACA
AATCAAGCGCAGGCGGCTCCGGAGGAGCGGCCGAGGGCCCCCTGGTGGGACACCTCCTCT
GGTGCGCTGCGGCCGGTGGCGCTCAAGAGTCCACAGGTGGTCTGCGAGGCAGCCTCAGCG
GGCCTGTTGAAGACGCTGCGCTTCGTCAAGTACTTGCCCTGCTTCCAGGTGCTGCCCCTG
GACCAGCAGCTGGTGCTGGTGCGCAACTGCTGGGCGTCCCTGCTCATGCTTGAGCTGGCC
CAGGACCGCTTGCAGTTCGAGACTGTGGAAGTCTCGGAGCCCAGCATGCTGCAGAAGATC
CTCACCACCAGGCGGCGGGAGACCGGGGGCAACGAGCCACTGCCCGTGCCCACGCTGCAG
CACCATTTGGCACCGCCGGCGGAGGCCAGGAAGGTGCCCTCCGCCTCCCAGGTCCAAGCC
ATCAAGTGCTTTCTTTCCAAATGCTGGAGTCTGAACATCAGTACCAAGGAGTACGCCTAC
CTCAAGGGGACCGTGCTCTTTAACCCGGACGTGCCGGGCCTGCAGTGCGTGAAGTACATT
CAGGGACTCCAGTGGGGAACTCAGCAAATACTCAGTGAACACACCAGGATGACGCACCAA
GGGCCCCATGACAGATTCATCGAACTTAATAGTACCCTTTTCCTGCTGAGATTCATCAAT
GCCAATGTCATTGCTGAACTGTTCTTCAGGCCCATCATCGGCACAGTCAGCATGGATGAT
ATGATGCTGGAAATGCTCTGTACAAAGATATAA
GenBank Gene IDU31929
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNR0B1
HGNC IDHGNC:7960
Chromosome LocationX
LocusXp21.3-p21.2
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