The nuclear receptor co-repressor 1 also known as thyroid-hormone- and retinoic-acid-receptor-associated co-repressor 1 (TRAC-1) is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''NCOR1''
gene
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NCOR1 is a transcriptional coregulatory protein which contains several
nuclear receptor
In the field of molecular biology, nuclear receptors are a class of proteins responsible for sensing steroids, thyroid hormones, vitamins, and certain other molecules. These receptors work with other proteins to regulate the expression of speci ...
interacting domains. In addition, NCOR1 appears to recruit
histone deacetylase
Histone deacetylases (, HDAC) are a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups (O=C-CH3) from an ε-N-acetyl lysine amino acid on a histone, allowing the histones to wrap the DNA more tightly. This is important because DNA is wrapped around his ...
s to DNA promoter regions. Hence NCOR1 assists nuclear receptors in the down regulation of gene expression.
Loss of function of this protein significantly increases the strength and power of mouse muscles.
Family
It is a member of the family of nuclear receptor corepressors; the other human protein that is a member of that family is
Nuclear receptor co-repressor 2
The nuclear receptor co-repressor 2 () is a transcriptional coregulatory protein that contains several nuclear receptor-interacting domains. In addition, NCOR2 appears to recruit histone deacetylases to DNA promoter regions. Hence NCOR2 assists ...
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Nuclear receptor corepressors family
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Interactions
Nuclear receptor co-repressor 1 has been shown to
interact
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Androgen receptor
The androgen receptor (AR), also known as NR3C4 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 4), is a type of nuclear receptor that is activated by binding any of the androgenic hormones, including testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in th ...
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CHD1
The Chromodomain-Helicase DNA-binding 1 is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the CHD1 gene. CHD1 is a chromatin remodeling protein that is widely conserved across many eukaryotic organisms, from yeast to humans. CHD1 is named for three of ...
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Calcitriol receptor
The vitamin D receptor (VDR also known as the calcitriol receptor) is a member of the nuclear receptor family of transcription factors. Calcitriol (the active form of vitamin D, 1,25-(OH)2vitamin D3) binds to VDR, which then forms a heterodim ...
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GPS2,
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* ]Glucocorticoid receptor
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR, or GCR) also known as NR3C1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 1) is the receptor to which cortisol and other glucocorticoids bind.
The GR is expressed in almost every cell in the body and regulates ...
,HDAC3
Histone deacetylase 3 is an enzyme encoded by the ''HDAC3'' gene in both humans and mice.
Function
Histones are highly alkaline proteins that package and order DNA into structural units called nucleosomes, which comprise the major protein comp ...
,HDAC4
Histone deacetylase 4, also known as HDAC4, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''HDAC4'' gene.
Function
Histones play a critical role in transcriptional regulation, cell cycle progression, and developmental events. Histone acetylation ...
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* ]HDAC7A
Histone deacetylase 7 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''HDAC7'' gene.
Function
Histones play a critical role in transcriptional regulation, cell cycle progression, and developmental events. Histone acetylation/deacetylation alters ...
,HDAC9
Histone deacetylase 9 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''HDAC9'' gene.
Function
Histones play a critical role in transcriptional regulation, cell cycle progression, and developmental events. Histone acetylation/deacetylation alters ...
,HEY2
Hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif protein 2 (HEY2) also known as cardiovascular helix-loop-helix factor 1 (CHF1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''HEY2'' gene.
This protein is a type of transcription factor that belong ...
,Histone deacetylase 5
Histone deacetylase 5 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''HDAC5'' gene.
Function
Histones play a critical role in transcriptional regulation, cell cycle progression, and developmental events. Histone acetylation/deacetylation alter ...
,MAP3K7IP2
Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7-interacting protein 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''MAP3K7IP2'' gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is an activator of MAP3K7/ TAK1, which is required for the IL-1 induced act ...
,MECP2
''MECP2'' (methyl CpG binding protein 2) is a gene that encodes the protein MECP2. MECP2 appears to be essential for the normal function of nerve cells. The protein seems to be particularly important for mature nerve cells, where it is present in ...
,Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-α), also known as NR1C1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group C, member 1), is a nuclear receptor protein functioning as a transcription factor that in humans is encoded by the ''PPARA'' gene ...
,Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
Peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ or PPARG), also known as the glitazone reverse insulin resistance
receptor, or NR1C3 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group C, member 3) is a type II nuclear receptor functioning as a tran ...
* Promyelocytic leukemia protein
Promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) (also known as MYL, RNF71, PP8675 or TRIM19) is the protein product of the PML gene. PML protein is a tumor suppressor protein required for the assembly of a number of nuclear structures, called PML-nuclear bod ...
,RUNX1T1
Protein CBFA2T1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''RUNX1T1'' gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a putative zinc finger transcription factor and oncoprotein. In acute myeloid leukemia, especially in the M2 subtype, ...
,Retinoic acid receptor alpha
Retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR-α), also known as NR1B1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group B, member 1) is a nuclear receptor that in humans is encoded by the ''RARA'' gene.
NR1B1 is a gene with a protein product and has a chromosomal locat ...
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* ]SAP30
Sin3A-associated protein, 30kDa, also known as SAP30, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SAP30 gene.
Function
Histone acetylation plays a key role in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression. Histone acetylation and deacetylatio ...
,TBL1XR1
F-box-like/WD repeat-containing protein TBL1XR1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''TBL1XR1'' gene. The protein encoded by this gene has sequence similarity with members of the WD40 repeat-containing protein family. The WD40 group is a ...
,TBL1X
Transducin (beta)-like 1X-linked, also known as TBL1X, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ''TBL1X'' gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene has sequence similarity with members of the WD40 repeat-containing protein family. ...
,ZBTB33
Transcriptional regulator Kaiso is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ZBTB33'' gene. This gene encodes a transcriptional regulator with bimodal DNA-binding specificity, which binds to methylated CGCG and also to the non-methylated consen ...
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