ER-beta: a nuclear hormone receptor and transcription factor. Binds and activated by estrogen. Regulates gene expression and affects cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues. Binds estrogens with an affinity similar to that of ER-alpha, and activates expression of reporter genes containing estrogen response elements (ERE) in an estrogen-dependent manner. Eight alternatively-spliced isoforms have been described. Isoform beta-cx lacks ligand binding ability and has no or only very low ERE binding activity resulting in the loss of ligand-dependent transactivation ability.
Protein type: Nuclear receptor; DNA-binding
Cellular Component: neuron projection; cell soma; mitochondrion; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; cytoplasm; plasma membrane; perikaryon; nucleus; cilium
Molecular Function: ligand-dependent nuclear receptor activity; peroxisome proliferator activated receptor binding; estrogen receptor activity; hormone binding; zinc ion binding; estrogen response element binding; drug binding; steroid binding; protein binding; enzyme binding; DNA binding; sequence-specific DNA binding; steroid hormone receptor activity; transcription factor activity
Biological Process: prostate gland development; hypothalamus development; behavioral fear response; estrogen receptor signaling pathway; induction of apoptosis by hormones; positive regulation of apoptosis; negative regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; response to hormone stimulus; neuron migration; amygdala development; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; response to insecticide; uterus development; response to organic cyclic substance; response to estradiol stimulus; negative regulation of cell proliferation; learning and/or memory; ovarian follicle development; regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; positive regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway; regulation of neuron apoptosis; cerebellum development; female gonad development; negative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation; response to nutrient levels; steroid hormone receptor signaling pathway; response to drug; transcription, DNA-dependent; male gonad development; vagina development; Sertoli cell proliferation; response to testosterone stimulus; Sertoli cell development; regulation of cell proliferation; response to genistein; response to ethanol; response to estrogen stimulus; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; steroid hormone mediated signaling; positive regulation of transcription factor activity; brain development; response to activity; negative regulation of behavior; response to water deprivation
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