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Description

Glucocorticoid receptor (UniProt P04150, also known as GR, Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1) is encoded by the NR3C1 (also known as GCCR, GCR, GCRST, GRL) gene (Gene ID 2908) in human. Glucocorticoid receptor is widely expressed in almost all cell types and regulates genes controlling development, metabolism, and immune response upon binding glucocorticoids. Hormone-bound GR translocates from the cytoplasm to the nucleus where it regulates gene transcriptions by binding to glucocorticoid response elements (GREs) or by interacting with various transcription factors. Alternatively, hormone-bound GR can repress gene transcriptions by blocking the nuclear translocation of transcription factors. GR is composed of a modulating domain and a DNA-binding domain at its N-terminal, and a ligand-binding domain at the C-terminal.