Peroxisome Proliferators
In the field of molecular biology, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are a group of nuclear receptor proteins that function as transcription factors regulating the expression of genes. PPARs play essential roles in the regulation of cell differentiation, cellular differentiation, developmental biology, development, and metabolism (carbohydrate metabolism, carbohydrate, lipid metabolism, lipid, protein metabolism, protein), and tumorigenesis of higher organisms. Nomenclature and tissue distribution Three types of PPARs have been identified: alpha, PPARG, gamma, and delta (beta): * Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha, α (alpha) - expressed in liver, kidney, heart, muscle, adipose tissue, and others * Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta, β/δ (beta/delta) - expressed in many tissues, especially in brain, adipose tissue, and skin * Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, γ (gamma) - although transcribed by the same gen ...
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