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/G—likely benign
rs2012439031:161,199,503G/A—likely benign
rs1478496591:161,199,579G/A—benign
rs7947279711:161,199,632C/A—uncertain significance
rs7563046641:161,199,655C/T—uncertain significance
rs797998511:161,199,656G/A—benign
rs1501245001:161,199,695T/G—uncertain significance
rs360171371:161,199,704C/T—likely benign
rs40730541:161,200,487C/Adownstream gene variant—
rs23074181:161,200,586G/T—benign
rs11960761771:161,200,649T/A—uncertain significance
rs7759266301:161,200,678A/G—uncertain significance
rs7689824961:161,200,682C/T—uncertain significance
rs7672097231:161,200,923C/T—uncertain significance
rs16671575301:161,200,927G/A—uncertain significance
rs12449138661:161,200,972A/T—uncertain significance
rs3981224111:161,200,990A/G—uncertain significance
rs7468490371:161,201,155C/T—uncertain significance
rs5448055201:161,201,156G/A—uncertain significance
rs1430670181:161,202,604C/T—uncertain significance
rs23074241:161,202,605G/Asynonymous variantbenign
rs21021469821:161,202,624T/C—uncertain significance
rs3751168221:161,202,661C/T—uncertain significance
rs25259347741:161,202,679G/A—uncertain significance
rs3694467961:161,202,705G/C—likely benign
rs7517208191:161,202,714T/C—uncertain significance
rs1505986761:161,202,719G/A—likely benign
rs9841777081:161,202,991C/T—uncertain significance
rs1394735351:161,202,999C/T—likely benign
rs7464562741:161,203,005T/G—uncertain significance
rs1460590271:161,203,016G/A—likely benign
rs5457233921:161,203,023C/T—likely benign
rs341617431:161,203,078G/A—benign
rs352052111:161,203,109G/C—likely 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/T—uncertain significance
rs7521988621:161,205,649T/C—uncertain significance
rs1482773111:161,205,693C/T—likely benign
rs2010898591:161,205,730A/G—uncertain significance
rs5447417831:161,205,731G/C—likely benign
rs7473490331:161,205,747A/G—likely benign
rs25260373341:161,206,340C/A—uncertain significance
rs1889751491:161,207,840T/C—likely benign
rs1814992031:161,207,842A/G—likely benign
rs357965511:161,208,047C/A—benign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.