ER-alpha: a nuclear hormone receptor and transcription factor. Regulates gene expression and affects cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues. Two splice-variant isoforms have been described.
Protein type: Nuclear receptor; DNA-binding
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 6q25.1
Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; Golgi apparatus; membrane; cytoplasm; plasma membrane; integral to membrane; nucleus
Molecular Function: identical protein binding; estrogen receptor activity; zinc ion binding; nitric-oxide synthase regulator activity; beta-catenin binding; estrogen response element binding; transcription factor binding; steroid binding; protein binding; enzyme binding; steroid hormone receptor activity; chromatin binding; transcription factor activity
Biological Process: estrogen receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process; uterus development; signal transduction; response to estradiol stimulus; regulation of apoptosis; positive regulation of fibroblast proliferation; elevation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration; regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; epithelial cell development; steroid hormone receptor signaling pathway; transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter; transcription, DNA-dependent; antral ovarian follicle growth; positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity; negative regulation of transcription factor activity; male gonad development; androgen metabolic process; vagina development; positive regulation of retinoic acid receptor signaling pathway; negative regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB cascade; chromatin remodeling; response to estrogen stimulus; gene expression; positive regulation of transcription factor activity; G-protein signaling, coupled to IP3 second messenger (phospholipase C activating); positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; steroid hormone mediated signaling
Disease: Breast Cancer; Migraine With Or Without Aura, Susceptibility To, 1; Myocardial Infarction, Susceptibility To; Estrogen Resistance
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