Recombinant Human Estrogen receptor beta (ESR2), Truncated

Uniprot Id

Q92731

Target Species

Human

Target Name

ESR2

Target Full Name

Estrogen receptor beta

Target Function

Nuclear hormone receptor. Binds estrogens with an affinity similar to that of ESR1/ER-alpha, and activates expression of reporter genes containing estrogen response elements (ERE) in an estrogen-dependent manner.; Lacks ligand binding ability and has no or only very low ERE binding activity resulting in the loss of ligand-dependent transactivation ability.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

Nuclear hormone receptor family, NR3 subfamily

Target Tissue Specificity

[Isoform 1]: Expressed in testis and ovary, and at a lower level in heart, brain, placenta, liver, skeletal muscle, spleen, thymus, prostate, colon, bone marrow, mammary gland and uterus. Also found in uterine bone, breast, and ovarian tumor cell lines, b

Target Research Area

Transcription

Target Synonyms

ER BETA; ER-beta; Erb; ESR B; ESR BETA; ESR2; ESR2_HUMAN; ESRB; ESTRB; estrogen nuclear receptor beta variant a; estrogen nuclear receptor beta variant b; estrogen receptor 2 (ER beta); Estrogen receptor 2; estrogen receptor beta 4; Estrogen receptor beta; NR3A2; Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group A member 2

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the family of estrogen receptors and superfamily of nuclear receptor transcription factors. The gene product contains an N-terminal DNA binding domain and C-terminal ligand binding domain and is localized to the nucleus, cytoplasm, and mitochondria. Upon binding to 17beta-estradiol or related ligands, the encoded protein forms homo- or hetero-dimers that interact with specific DNA sequences to activate transcription. Some isoforms dominantly inhibit the activity of other estrogen receptor family members. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been fully characterized.