NR1H3
nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 3 | LXR-a, LXRa, RLD-1

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the NR1 subfamily of the nuclear receptor superfamily. The NR1 family members are key regulators of macrophage function, controlling transcriptional programs involved in lipid homeostasis and inflammation. This protein is highly expressed in visceral organs, including liver, kidney and intestine. It forms a heterodimer with retinoid X receptor (RXR), and regulates expression of target genes containing retinoid response elements. Studies in mice lacking this gene suggest that it may play an important role in the regulation of cholesterol homeostasis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011]

Member of: DE-5 DE-5.29
Biological processes 105 terms
DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0001228)DNA-binding transcription factor activity (GO:0003700)DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific (GO:0000981)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0000978)RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex (GO:0090575)RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex (GO:0090575)RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex (GO:0090575)apoptotic cell clearance (GO:0043277)cell differentiation (GO:0030154)cellular response to lipopolysaccharide (GO:0071222)cellular response to lipopolysaccharide (GO:0071222)cholesterol binding (GO:0015485)cholesterol homeostasis (GO:0042632)cholesterol homeostasis (GO:0042632)cholesterol homeostasis (GO:0042632)cholesterol homeostasis (GO:0042632)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin (GO:0000785)chromatin DNA binding (GO:0031490)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)hormone-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0009755)intracellular receptor signaling pathway (GO:0030522)lipid homeostasis (GO:0055088)lipid homeostasis (GO:0055088)lipid metabolic process (GO:0006629)mRNA transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0042789)negative regulation of cholesterol storage (GO:0010887)negative regulation of cholesterol storage (GO:0010887)negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis (GO:0120163)negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis (GO:0120163)negative regulation of inflammatory response (GO:0050728)negative regulation of inflammatory response (GO:0050728)negative regulation of inflammatory response (GO:0050728)negative regulation of lipid transport (GO:0032369)negative regulation of lipid transport (GO:0032369)negative regulation of macrophage activation (GO:0043031)negative regulation of macrophage activation (GO:0043031)negative regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation (GO:0010745)negative regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation (GO:0010745)negative regulation of pancreatic juice secretion (GO:0090188)negative regulation of pancreatic juice secretion (GO:0090188)negative regulation of pinocytosis (GO:0048550)negative regulation of pinocytosis (GO:0048550)negative regulation of proteolysis (GO:0045861)negative regulation of response to endoplasmic reticulum stress (GO:1903573)negative regulation of response to endoplasmic reticulum stress (GO:1903573)negative regulation of secretion of lysosomal enzymes (GO:0090341)negative regulation of secretion of lysosomal enzymes (GO:0090341)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122)negative regulation of type II interferon-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0060336)nuclear receptor activity (GO:0004879)nuclear receptor activity (GO:0004879)nuclear receptor activity (GO:0004879)nuclear receptor activity (GO:0004879)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036151)phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036151)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0045893)positive regulation of cholesterol efflux (GO:0010875)positive regulation of cholesterol efflux (GO:0010875)positive regulation of cholesterol efflux (GO:0010875)positive regulation of cholesterol efflux (GO:0010875)positive regulation of cholesterol efflux (GO:0010875)positive regulation of cholesterol transport (GO:0032376)positive regulation of fatty acid biosynthetic process (GO:0045723)positive regulation of fatty acid biosynthetic process (GO:0045723)positive regulation of lipid biosynthetic process (GO:0046889)positive regulation of toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway (GO:0034145)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0045944)positive regulation of triglyceride biosynthetic process (GO:0010867)positive regulation of triglyceride biosynthetic process (GO:0010867)protein binding (GO:0005515)regulation of DNA-templated transcription (GO:0006355)regulation of circadian rhythm (GO:0042752)regulation of lipid storage (GO:0010883)response to progesterone (GO:0032570)sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0043565)signaling receptor complex (GO:0043235)sterol homeostasis (GO:0055092)sterol homeostasis (GO:0055092)sterol response element binding (GO:0032810)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)transcription cis-regulatory region binding (GO:0000976)triglyceride homeostasis (GO:0070328)triglyceride homeostasis (GO:0070328)zinc ion binding (GO:0008270)
Expression (TPM)
NR1H3 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating NR1H3 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for NR1H3. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = NR1H3 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to NR1H3

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of NR1H3, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr11:47,160,949–47,161,864 87.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 322
chr11:47,176,472–47,177,856 71.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 857
chr11:47,184,866–47,187,095 62.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 849
chr11:47,214,114–47,215,529 34.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 785
chr11:47,248,482–47,249,399 4 bp At TSS Multiome 1059
chr11:47,257,299–47,258,204 8.9 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 519
chr11:47,259,310–47,259,960 10.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 270
chr11:47,268,988–47,270,613 20.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 884
chr11:47,354,896–47,355,720 106.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 670
chr11:47,399,791–47,400,763 151.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 450
chr11:47,407,671–47,409,059 159.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 986
chr11:47,425,998–47,427,263 177.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 879
chr11:47,508,005–47,509,036 259.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 73
chr11:47,552,255–47,553,700 304.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 834

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the NR1H3 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr11:47,150,949 – 47,563,700
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq