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Facts about Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha.
Activated by the endogenous ligand 1-palmitoyl- 2-oleoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine (16:0/18:1-GPC). Activated by oleylethanolamide, a naturally occurring lipid that regulates satiety.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | PPARA |
Uniprot: | Q07869 |
Entrez: | 5465 |
Belongs to: |
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nuclear hormone receptor family |
alpha; hPPAR; NR1C1; NR1C1MGC2237; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group C member 1; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha; PPAR alpha; PPARA; PPARalpha; PPAR-alpha; PPARMGC2452
Mass (kDA):
52.225 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 22q13.31 |
Sequence: | 22; NC_000022.11 (46150526..46243756) |
Skeletal muscle, liver, heart and kidney.
Nucleus.
PMID: 7684926 by Sher T., et al. cDNA cloning, chromosomal mapping, and functional characterization of the human peroxisome proliferator activated receptor.
PMID: 7981125 by Mukherjee R., et al. Human and rat peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) demonstrate similar tissue distribution but different responsiveness to PPAR activators.
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