Retinoic acid receptor gamma (RAR-γ), also known as NR1B3 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group B, member 3) is a
nuclear receptor
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encoded by the ''RARG''
gene
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.
Adapalene selectively targets
retinoic acid receptor beta
Retinoic acid receptor beta (RAR-beta), also known as NR1B2 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group B, member 2) is a nuclear receptor that in humans is encoded by the ''RARB'' gene.
Function
This gene encodes retinoic acid receptor beta, a memb ...
and retinoic acid receptor gamma
and its agonism of the gamma subtype is largely responsible for adapalene's observed effects.
Interactions
Retinoic acid receptor gamma has been shown to
interact
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with
NCOR1
The nuclear receptor co-repressor 1 also known as thyroid-hormone- and retinoic-acid-receptor-associated co-repressor 1 (TRAC-1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''NCOR1'' gene.
NCOR1 is a transcriptional coregulatory protein which c ...
.
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Retinoic acid receptor
The retinoic acid receptor (RAR) is a type of nuclear receptor which can also act as a ligand-activated transcription factor that is activated by both all-trans retinoic acid and 9-cis retinoic acid the retinoid active derivatives of Vitamin A ...
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