NR1I3

nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 3

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, and is a key regulator of xenobiotic and endobiotic metabolism. The protein binds to DNA as a monomer or a heterodimer with the retinoid X receptor and regulates the transcription of target genes involved in drug metabolism and bilirubin clearance, such as cytochrome P450 family members. Unlike most nuclear receptors, this transcriptional regulator is constitutively active in the absence of ligand but is regulated by both agonists and inverse agonists. Ligand binding results in translocation of this protein to the nucleus, where it activates or represses target gene transcription. These ligands include bilirubin, a variety of foreign compounds, steroid hormones, and prescription drugs. In addition to drug metabolism, the CAR protein is also reported to regulate genes involved in glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, cell proliferation, and circadian clock regulation. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2020]

Known Variants48 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs7737482521:161,199,480A/Glikely benign
rs2012439031:161,199,503G/Alikely benign
rs1478496591:161,199,579G/Abenign
rs7947279711:161,199,632C/Auncertain significance
rs7563046641:161,199,655C/Tuncertain significance
rs797998511:161,199,656G/Abenign
rs1501245001:161,199,695T/Guncertain significance
rs360171371:161,199,704C/Tlikely benign
rs40730541:161,200,487C/Adownstream gene variant
rs23074181:161,200,586G/Tbenign
rs11960761771:161,200,649T/Auncertain significance
rs7759266301:161,200,678A/Guncertain significance
rs7689824961:161,200,682C/Tuncertain significance
rs7672097231:161,200,923C/Tuncertain significance
rs16671575301:161,200,927G/Auncertain significance
rs12449138661:161,200,972A/Tuncertain significance
rs3981224111:161,200,990A/Guncertain significance
rs7468490371:161,201,155C/Tuncertain significance
rs5448055201:161,201,156G/Auncertain significance
rs1430670181:161,202,604C/Tuncertain significance
rs23074241:161,202,605G/Asynonymous variantbenign
rs21021469821:161,202,624T/Cuncertain significance
rs3751168221:161,202,661C/Tuncertain significance
rs25259347741:161,202,679G/Auncertain significance
rs3694467961:161,202,705G/Clikely benign
rs7517208191:161,202,714T/Cuncertain significance
rs1505986761:161,202,719G/Alikely benign
rs9841777081:161,202,991C/Tuncertain significance
rs1394735351:161,202,999C/Tlikely benign
rs7464562741:161,203,005T/Guncertain significance
rs1460590271:161,203,016G/Alikely benign
rs5457233921:161,203,023C/Tlikely benign
rs341617431:161,203,078G/Abenign
rs352052111:161,203,109G/Clikely benign
rs25028151:161,203,227G/Adownstream gene variant
rs30035961:161,204,217A/T
rs1176316681:161,204,450C/Gdownstream gene variant
rs25018731:161,204,538C/Tdownstream gene variant
rs5489635361:161,205,647C/Tuncertain significance
rs7521988621:161,205,649T/Cuncertain significance
rs1482773111:161,205,693C/Tlikely benign
rs2010898591:161,205,730A/Guncertain significance
rs5447417831:161,205,731G/Clikely benign
rs7473490331:161,205,747A/Glikely benign
rs25260373341:161,206,340C/Auncertain significance
rs1889751491:161,207,840T/Clikely benign
rs1814992031:161,207,842A/Glikely benign
rs357965511:161,208,047C/Abenign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.