Testicular Receptor 4 (TR4)

NR2C2, act as ligand-activated transcription factors. The proteins have an N-terminal transactivation domain, a central DNA-binding domain with 2 zinc fingers, and a ligand-binding domain at the C terminus. The activated receptor/ligand complex is translocated to the nucleus where it binds to hormone response elements of target genes.

The cDNAs encode a predicted 615-amino acid human protein and a 596-amino acid rat protein that are 98% identical. The TR4 sequence is similar to that of the TR2 orphan . Together they appear to form a distinct subfamily. The 2 transcripts appeared to differ in the length of the 3-prime untranslated region. In mouse and rat testis, TR4 was expressed most abundantly in spermatocytes.