Table 1.
Classification of nuclear receptors.
| Nomenclature | Abbreviation | Name |
|---|---|---|
| NR0 | ||
| NR0B1 | DAX-1 | Dosage-sensitive sex reversal-adrenal hypoplasia congenital critical region on the X chromosome, gene 1 |
| NR0B2 | SHP | Short heterodimeric partner |
| NR1 | ||
| NR1A1 | TRα | Thyroid hormone receptor α |
| NR1A2 | TRβ | Thyroid hormone receptor β |
| NR1B1 | RARα | Retinoic acid receptor α |
| NR1B2 | RARβ | Retinoic acid receptor β |
| NR1B3 | RARγ | Retinoic acid receptor γ |
| NR1C1 | PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |
| NR1C2 | PPARβ/δ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ |
| NR1C3 | PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| NR1D1 | REV-ERBα | Reverse-Erb α |
| NR1D2 | REV-ERBβ | Reverse-Erb β |
| NR1F1 | RORα | RAR-related orphan receptor α |
| NR1F2 | RORβ | RAR-related orphan receptor β |
| NR1F3 | RORγ | RAR-related orphan receptor γ |
| NR1H2 | LXRβ | Liver X receptor β |
| NR1H3 | LXRα | Liver X receptor α |
| NR1H4 | FXRα | Farnesoid X receptor α |
| NR1H5 | FXRβ | Farnesoid X receptor β (pseudogene) |
| NR1I1 | VDR | Vitamin D receptor |
| NR1I2 | PXR | Pregnane X receptor |
| NR1I3 | CAR | Constitutive androstane receptor |
| NR2 | ||
| NR2A1 | HNF4α | Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α |
| NR2A2 | HNF4γ | Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4γ |
| NR2B1 | RXRα | Retinoid X receptor α |
| NR2B2 | RXRβ | Retinoid X receptor β |
| NR2B3 | RXRγ | Retinoid X receptor γ |
| NR2C1 | TR2 | Testicular orphan receptor 2 |
| NR2C2 | TR4 | Testicular orphan receptor 4 |
| NR2E1 | TLX | Tailless homolog orphan receptor |
| NR2F1 | COUB-TFα | Chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter-transcription factor α |
| NR2F2 | COUB-TFβ | Chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter-transcription factor β |
| NR2F6 | COUB-TFγ | Chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter-transcription factor γ |
| NR3 | ||
| NR3A1 | ERα | Estrogen receptor α |
| NR3A2 | ERβ | Estrogen receptor β |
| NR3B1 | ERRα | Estrogen related receptor α |
| NR3B2 | ERRβ | Estrogen related receptor β |
| NR3B3 | ERRγ | Estrogen related receptor γ |
| NR3C1 | GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| NR3C2 | MR | Mineralocorticoid receptor |
| NR3C3 | PR | Progesterone receptor |
| NR3C4 | AR | Androgen receptor |
| NR4 | ||
| NR4A1 | NGF1-β | Nerve-growth-factor-induced gene B |
| NR4A2 | NURR1 | Nur-related factor 1 |
| NR4A3 | NOR-1 | Neuron-derived orphan receptor 1 |
| NR5 | ||
| NR5A1 | SF-1 | Steroidogenic factor 1 |
| NR5A2 | LRH-1 | Liver receptor homolog-1 |
| NR6 | ||
| NR6A1 | GCNF | Germ cell nuclear factor |