Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1

Synonyms

Germ Cell Nuclear Factor

Neuronal Cell Nuclear Factor

Nuclear Receptor NR6A1

Retinoid Receptor Related Testis Associated Receptor

Retinoid Receptor Related Testis Specific Receptor

Retinoid Receptor-Related Testis-Associated Receptor

An orphan nuclear receptor expressed mainly in the GERM CELLS of GONADS. It functions as a transcription factor that binds to a direct repeat of the sequence AGGTCA and may play a role in the regulation of EMBRYOGENESIS and germ cell differentiation.