[NGFI-B/nur77 family involved in T-cell apoptosis].
NGFI-B/nur77 is a member of the steroid receptor superfamily. NGFI-B/nur77 and its related genes constitute a family and the NGFI-B/nur77 family consists of three subtypes, named nur77 alpha, nur77 beta, nur77 gamma. We cloned human nur77 beta cDNA, called TINUR. Although NGFI-B/nur77 is essential for TCR-mediated apoptosis in T-cell hybridomas, the reports on nur77 knock-out mice and nur77 dominant negative transgenic mice suggest that there is a functional redundancy among NGFI-B/nur77 family. NGFI-B/nur77 binds to the response element by monomer or heterodimer with retinoid X receptor (RXR). Assuming that 9-cis-retinoic acid (9-cis-RA) inhibits TCR-mediated apoptosis, nur77 may cause apoptosis by monomer in the absence of 9-cis-RA and may inhibit apoptosis by heterodimer with RXR in the presence of 9-cis-RA.
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Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyusyu University.
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D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D057105:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000502:physiology; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000502:physiology; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C539821:NR4A1 protein, human; C539818:Nr4a1 protein, mouse; D057105:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors