The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor alpha across different species:

peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARA), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (ppara)

Other aliases include:

PPAR, NR1C1, hPPAR, MGC2237, MGC2452, PPARalpha, PPARA, PPARALPHA, nr1c1, xppara, xPPARalpha

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor alpha:

peroxisome proliferative activated receptor, alpha – OTTHUMP00000197740 – OTTHUMP00000197741 – peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha – peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha – xPPAR alpha – peroxisome proliferator activated receptor, alpha

Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor alpha fulfills a number of functions:

drug binding – lipid binding – metal ion binding – protein binding – sequence-specific DNA binding – steroid hormone receptor activity – transcription activator activity – transcription factor activity – zinc ion binding

Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor alpha is relevant to the following processes:

epidermis development – fatty acid transport – lipid metabolic process – negative regulation of appetite – negative regulation of cholesterol storage – negative regulation of gene-specific transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – negative regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation – negative regulation of receptor biosynthetic process – negative regulation of sequestering of triglyceride – positive regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation – positive regulation of transcription – positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – regulation of fatty acid metabolic process – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – response to hypoxia – wound healing

Locations for Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor alpha:

nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology