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. 2017 Oct 24;10:168. doi: 10.1186/s13045-017-0526-8

Table 4.

28 out of 43 nuclear receptors in classes I–IV are highly expressed in the human muscle, trachea, nerve, and other tissues

Gene Human tissues
Adipose tissue Adrenal gland Brain Eye Heart Intestine Kidney Liver Lymph node Muscle Nerve Pancreas Skin Spleen Stomach Trachea
Class I—thyroid hormone receptor-like (15 out of 19)
THRA * * * * *
THRB * *
RARA *
RARB * * * *
RARG *
PPARA * * * * *
PPARD * *
PPARG * * *
NR1D1 * * * * *
NR1D2 * *
RORA * * *
RORC * * * * * * *
NR1H3 * * * *
NR1H2 *
 VDR *
Class II—retinoid X receptor-like (5 out of 12)
RXRA *
RXRB *
NR2C2 * * *
NR2F2 * * * * *
NR2F6 *
Class III—estrogen receptor-like (5 out of 9)
ESR1 * * *
ESRRA * * * *
NR3C2 * * * * *
 PGR * * * * *
 AR * * *
Class IV—nerve growth factor IB-like (3 out of 3)
NR4A1 *
NR4A2 * * * *
NR4A3 * * * *

*High expression