NCIt synonyms : NCOR2; T3 Receptor-associating Factor; Silencing Mediator of Retinoic Acid and Thyroid Hormone Receptors; SMRT; CTG Repeat Protein 26; SMAP270; Thyroid-, Retinoic-Acid-Receptor-Associated Corepressor; N-CoR2; TRAC; Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 2; Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor-2;
NCIt definition : Nuclear receptor corepressor 2 (2525 aa, 275 kDa) is encoded by the human NCOR2 gene.
This protein plays a role in both chromatin remodeling and the repression of hormone
receptor-mediated transcription.;
NCIt note : SMRT is a receptor-interacting factor for retinoid and thyroid-hormone receptors.
The repressor function of thyroid hormone and retinoic acid receptors involves direct
interaction with SMRT, possibly by stabilizing/promoting interaction with transcription
factor TFIIB. Ligand causes SMRT dissociation from the receptor, triggering activation.
Binding of ligand to nuclear hormone receptors induces a conformation that attracts
co-activator proteins containing a NR box. NCOR1 has a similar NR box, CoRNR box,
that is required for nuclear hormone receptor interaction. Sequences flanking the
corner box determine nuclear hormone receptor specificity. Hormone action and differential
recognition of unliganded and liganded nuclear hormone receptors by co-activators
and co-repressors appears to be due to subtle differences between CoRNR and NR boxes.
(OMIM);