nuclear type II receptor

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11024

Steroid hormone receptor, found in the nucleus, that upon ligand binding interacts with DNA as a heterodimer (usually with the retinoid X receptor, RXR) to drive specific gene transcription.

Compare: nuclear type I receptor
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 786 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'nuclear type II receptor' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11024 RIS BibTex EndNote
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