Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 7067
Gene name Thyroid hormone receptor alpha
Gene symbol THRA
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AR7CHNG6EAR7ERB-T-1ERBAERBA1NR1A1THRA1THRA2THRalphaTHRalpha1THRalpha2TRalphaTRalpha1TRalpha2c-ERBA-1c-erbA
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17q21.1
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear hormone receptor for triiodothyronine. It is one of the several receptors for thyroid hormone, and has been shown to mediate the biological activities of thyroid hormone. Knockout studies in mice suggest that
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs137853162 G>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs137853163 G>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs199530759 G>A Pathogenic, benign Splice acceptor variant
rs746765465 C>- Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant, intron variant
rs876657394 C>A Pathogenic Intron variant, stop gained, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004386 hsa-miR-18a-5p MicroarrayNorthern blot 16331254
MIRT019902 hsa-miR-375 Microarray 20215506
MIRT046501 hsa-miR-15b-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT043845 hsa-miR-330-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT037281 hsa-miR-877-5p CLASH 23622248
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
67
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IBA
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding IDA 18052923
GO:0000976 Function Transcription cis-regulatory region binding IEA
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
190120 11796 ENSG00000126351
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P10827
Protein name Thyroid hormone receptor alpha (Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group A member 1) (V-erbA-related protein 7) (EAR-7) (c-erbA-1) (c-erbA-alpha)
Protein function [Isoform Alpha-1]: Nuclear hormone receptor that can act as a repressor or activator of transcription. High affinity receptor for thyroid hormones, including triiodothyronine and thyroxine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12699376, ECO:0000269|PubMed:146731
PDB 1NAV , 2H77 , 2H79 , 3HZF , 3ILZ , 3JZB , 4LNW , 4LNX , 7QDT , 8RQO
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00105 zf-C4 51 122 Zinc finger, C4 type (two domains) Domain
PF00104 Hormone_recep 205 379 Ligand-binding domain of nuclear hormone receptor Domain
Sequence
MEQKPSKVECGSDPEENSARSPDGKRKRKNGQCSLKTSMSGYIPSYLDKDEQCVVCGDKA
TGYHYRCITCEGCKGFFRRTIQKNLHPTYSCKYDSCCVIDKITRNQCQLCRFKKCIAVGM
AM
DLVLDDSKRVAKRKLIEQNRERRRKEEMIRSLQQRPEPTPEEWDLIHIATEAHRSTNA
QGSHWKQRRKFLPDDIGQSPIVSMPDGDKVDLEAFSEFTKIITPAITRVVDFAKKLPMFS
ELPCEDQIILLKGCCMEIMSLRAAVRYDPESDTLTLSGEMAVKREQLKNGGLGVVSDAIF
ELGKSLSAFNLDDTEVALLQAVLLMSTDRSGLLCVDKIEKSQEAYLLAFEHYVNHRKHNI
PHFWPKLLMKEREVQSSIL
YKGAAAEGRPGGSLGVHPEGQQLLGMHVVQGPQVRQLEQQL
GEAGSLQGPVLQHQSPKSPQQRLLELLHRSGILHARAVCGEDDSSEADSPSSSEEEPEVC
EDLAGNAASP
Sequence length 490
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction
Hormone signaling
Thyroid hormone signaling pathway
  Nuclear Receptor transcription pathway
SUMOylation of intracellular receptors
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Congenital nongoitrous hypothyroidism 6 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2145097039, rs2145085082, rs876657394, rs876657395, rs876657396, rs2544244746, rs2544246713, rs137853162, rs137853163, rs1555545033, rs1987264133 RCV001730005
RCV002226809
RCV000172853
RCV000172854
RCV000172855
View all (6 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Neurodevelopmental disorder Likely pathogenic rs2145087228 RCV001374899
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ASTHMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CHILDHOOD ONSET ASTHMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Erythroblastic Leukemia Erythroblastic Leukemia BEFREE 11314012
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 11420726, 2278973, 2491776, 3865620
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma LHGDN 17911173
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia Pubtator 28471274, 28911146, 36103385 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia BEFREE 28911146
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia, Macrocytic Anemia GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG 27144938
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Apraxias Apraxia Pubtator 28471274 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder BEFREE 11378852
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autistic Disorder Autism BEFREE 11378852
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only