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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear > Liver X Receptors
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > DNA-Binding Proteins > Liver X Receptors

Preferred term

Liver X Receptors  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Liver X Receptor
  • Nuclear Oxysterol Receptors
  • Oxysterol Receptors, Nuclear

Scope note

  • Nuclear receptors that bind OXYSTEROLS and function as heterodimers with RETINOID X RECEPTORS. They have important functions in regulating cholesterol homeostasis, ENERGY METABOLISM; INFLAMMATION; and the immune response.

History note

  • 2017 (2002)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000071518

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