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Gene information for NR1H2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7376
Official gene symbolNR1H2
Full namenuclear receptor subfamily 1, group H, member 2
Aliases,LXR-b,LXRB,NER,NER-I,RIP15,UNR,
Gene summaryThe liver X receptors, LXRA (NR1H3; MIM 602423) and LXRB, form a subfamily of the nuclear receptor superfamily and are key regulators of macrophage function, controlling transcriptional programs involved in lipid homeostasis and inflammation. The inducible LXRA is highly expressed in liver, adrenal gland, intestine, adipose tissue, macrophages, lung, and kidney, whereas LXRB is ubiquitously expressed. Ligand-activated LXRs form obligate heterodimers with retinoid X receptors (RXRs; see MIM 180245) and regulate expression of target genes containing LXR response elements (summary by Korf et al., 2009 [PubMed 19436111]).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 19   Locus: 19q13.3-q13.3
Gene position50879685 - 50886267  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size6583 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID600380