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RORA (Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor Alpha) is a nuclear receptor that plays critical roles in circadian rhythm regulation, cerebellar development, and has been implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ataxia.
| Gene Symbol | RORA |
| Full Name | RAR Related Orphan Receptor A |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily that functions as a transcriptional activator in the circadian clock machinery. |
| Primary Expression | Prefrontal Cortex, Cortex |
| Pathways | Autophagy, Notch, Metastasis, Chemoresistance, Apoptosis |
| GeneCards | RORA |
| Human Protein Atlas | RORA |
| N-terminal activation domain (AF-1) | Responsible for transcriptional activation and protein-protein interactions |
| DNA-binding domain (DBD) | Contains two zinc-finger motifs that recognize specific DNA sequences |
| Hinge region | Provides flexibility and contains the ligand-binding domain |
| Ligand-binding domain (LBD) | Contains the AF-2 activation function and mediates interactions with co-regulators |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Alzheimer, Autoimmune, Cancer, Carcinoma, Diabetes |
| Interactions | SQSTM1, LC3, FGF14, GRIN2A, NLGN1, KCNIP4 |
| KG Connections | 124 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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RORA["<b>RORA</b>"]
Als{"Als"}
RORA -->|"activates"| Als
Hepatitis{"Hepatitis"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Hepatitis
Glioblastoma{"Glioblastoma"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Glioblastoma
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Alzheimer
Obesity{"Obesity"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Obesity
Diabetes{"Diabetes"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Diabetes
Stroke{"Stroke"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Stroke
Multiple_Sclerosis{"Multiple Sclerosis"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Multiple_Sclerosis
RORA -->|"associated with"| Als
Cancer{"Cancer"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Cancer
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Carcinoma
Fibrosis{"Fibrosis"}
RORA -->|"associated with"| Fibrosis
BECN1["BECN1"]
BECN1 -->|"activates"| RORA
style RORA fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Hepatitis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Glioblastoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Obesity | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Stroke | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Fibrosis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Leukemia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Autoimmune | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ovarian Cancer | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Dementia | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| SQSTM1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| BMP7 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CX3CR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AHR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EP300 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| JAK2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CCL20 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CD38 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXP3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PPARG | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NOTCH1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SMAD6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXP2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GATA3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATF6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MAF | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF14 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GRIN2A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLGN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| KCNIP4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NRXN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| RORB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Rb | activates | protein | 0.60 |
| TGM2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| E2F2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| E2F4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NRXN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| KCNIP4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| APP | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NCAM2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GRIN2A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FGF14 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLGN1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NR1D2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CKAP4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAIN | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ABCG1 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| IRF3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NGF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| SYNAPSE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| WTAP | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CREB | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ERBB2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IFN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GRIN2A | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| NCAM2 | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| NRXN1 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| RORB | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| late | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| NRXN1 | co_expressed_with | protein | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| GENES | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| NEURON | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| NRG3 | co_expressed_with | protein | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||