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Retinoic acid receptor alpha
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<p>Retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR-α), also known as NR1B1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group B, member 1), is a <a href="/facts/Nuclear_receptor/9aYqKxnM">nuclear receptor</a> that in humans is encoded by the <i>RARA</i> <a href="/facts/Gene/e1swwPY6">gene</a>. </p><p><i>NR1B1</i> is a gene with a protein product and has a chromosomal location of 17q21.2. <i>RARA</i> codes for the nuclear hormone receptor retinoic acid receptor, alpha subtype, a <a href="/facts/Transcription_factor/wro0DPHe">transcription factor</a>. There are another two subtypes of RARs: beta and gamma subtypes. </p>