RARA Antibody – Mouse Monoclonal

This gene represents a nuclear retinoic acid receptor. The encoded protein, retinoic acid receptor alpha, regulates transcription in a ligand-dependent manner. This gene has been implicated in regulation of development, differentiation, apoptosis, granulopoeisis, and transcription of clock genes. Translocations between this locus and several other loci have been associated with acute promyelocytic leukemia. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this locus.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010]

RARA: is a receptor for retinoic acid, a potent mammalian morphogen and teratogen that has profound effects on vertebrate development. RARA is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. Controls cell function by directly regulating gene expression. Its phosphorylation is crucial for transcriptional activity. Aberrations involving RARA may be a cause of acute promyelocytic leukemia. Two splice-variant isoforms have been described.

Protein type: Nuclear receptor; Transcription factor; Oncoprotein; DNA-binding

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 17q21

Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; cell surface; cell soma; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; cytoplasm; nuclear chromatin; dendrite; nucleus; actin cytoskeleton

Molecular Function: protein domain specific binding; protein kinase B binding; retinoic acid binding; zinc ion binding; chromatin DNA binding; translation repressor activity, nucleic acid binding; transcription coactivator activity; drug binding; phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulator activity; alpha-actinin binding; transcription factor binding; protein binding; enzyme binding; protein heterodimerization activity; protein kinase A binding; steroid hormone receptor activity; mRNA 5'-UTR binding; retinoic acid receptor activity; transcription factor activity; transcription corepressor activity; receptor binding

Biological Process: prostate gland development; negative regulation of translational initiation; regulation of myelination; estrogen receptor signaling pathway; glandular epithelial cell development; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; regulation of synaptic plasticity; female pregnancy; protein amino acid phosphorylation; regulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity; response to vitamin A; germ cell development; Sertoli cell fate commitment; positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation; positive regulation of cell cycle; positive regulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase cascade; response to ethanol; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; steroid hormone mediated signaling; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; negative regulation of apoptosis; limb development; retinoic acid receptor signaling pathway; ventricular cardiac muscle cell differentiation; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; signal transduction; response to estradiol stimulus; negative regulation of granulocyte differentiation; positive regulation of interleukin-4 production; negative regulation of cell proliferation; ureteric bud development; negative regulation of interferon-gamma production; positive regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of interleukin-13 production; transmembrane transport; positive regulation of interleukin-5 production; transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter; response to retinoic acid; multicellular organism growth; positive regulation of binding; negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production; liver development; embryonic camera-type eye development; positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling cascade; response to cytokine stimulus; neural tube closure; gene expression; spermatogenesis; positive regulation of neuron differentiation; apoptotic cell clearance

Disease: Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia