Definition: An orphan nuclear receptor that is found at high levels in BRAIN tissue. The protein is believed to play a role in development and maintenance of NEURONS, particularly dopaminergic neurons.
Other names Receptor NR4A2, Nuclear; Nur Related Factor 1; Nuclear Receptor Related Factor 1; NR4A2, Nuclear Receptor; Factor 1, Nur-Related; 1, Nur-Related Factor; Orphan Nuclear Receptor Nurr1; Nurr1 Nuclear Receptor; Nur-Related Factor 1; Nuclear Receptor-Related Factor 1; Nuclear Receptor NR4A2