RARA
Primary Author(s)*
Brian Davis PhD
Synonyms
Retinoic Acid Receptor Alpha; RAR-Alpha;
Genomic Location
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Genomic Coordinates:
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EXAMPLE: chr17:7,571,720-7,590,868 [hg19]
EXAMPLE: chr17:7,668,402-7,687,538 [hg38]
Cancer Category/Type
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Gene Overview
The RARA gene encodes one of the main receptors for retinoic acid. Retinoic acid receptors bind as heterodimers to their target DNA when bound to their ligand (retinoic acid) and regulate gene expression in various biological processes including hematopoiesis. The RXR/RAR heterodimers bind to the retinoic acid response elements (RARE) composed of tandem 5-AGGTCA-3 sites known as DR1-DR5. In the absence of ligand, the RXR-RAR heterodimers associate with a multiprotein complex containing transcription corepressors that induce histone acetylation, chromatin condensation and transcriptional suppression. On ligand binding, the corepressors dissociate from the receptors and associate with the coactivators leading to transcriptional activation (adapted from Uniprot description).
Common Alteration Types
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| Copy Number Loss | Copy Number Gain | LOH | Loss-of-Function Mutation | Gain-of-Function Mutation | Translocation/Fusion |
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| EXAMPLE: X | EXAMPLE: X | EXAMPLE: X | EXAMPLE: X | EXAMPLE: X | EXAMPLE: X |
Internal Pages
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External Links
Put your text here - Include as applicable links to: 1) Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology, 2) COSMIC, 3) CIViC, 4) St. Jude ProteinPaint, 5) Precision Medicine Knnowledgebase (Weill Cornell), 6) Cancer Index, 7) OncoKB, 8) My Cancer Genome, 9) UniProt, 10) Pfam, 11) GeneCards, 12) GeneReviews, and 13) Any gene-specific databases.
EXAMPLES
TP53 by Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology - detailed gene information
TP53 by COSMIC - sequence information, expression, catalogue of mutations
TP53 by CIViC - general knowledge and evidence-based variant specific information
TP53 by IARC - TP53 database with reference sequences and mutational landscape
TP53 by St. Jude ProteinPaint mutational landscape and matched expression data.
TP53 by Precision Medicine Knowledgebase (Weill Cornell) - manually vetted interpretations of variants and CNVs
TP53 by Cancer Index - gene, pathway, publication information matched to cancer type
TP53 by OncoKB - mutational landscape, mutation effect, variant classification
TP53 by My Cancer Genome - brief gene overview
TP53 by UniProt - protein and molecular structure and function
TP53 by Pfam - gene and protein structure and function information
TP53 by GeneCards - general gene information and summaries
GeneReviews - information on Li Fraumeni Syndrome
References
EXAMPLE Book
1. Arber DA, et al., (2008). Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities, in World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues, 4th edition. Swerdlow SH, Campo E, Harris NL, Jaffe ES, Pileri SA, Stein H, Thiele J, Vardiman JW, Editors. IARC Press: Lyon, France, p117-118.
2. Schafer, E.S. . et al. (2015). Molecular Genetics of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in The Molecular Basis of Cancer, 4th edition. Mendelsohn, J, Howley, PM, Israel, MA, Gray, JW, Thompson, CB. Editors. Elsevier Press: Philadelphia, USA, p395-406.
Notes
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