Definition: An orphan nuclear receptor expressed mainly in the GERM CELLS of GONADS. It functions as a transcription factor that binds to a direct repeat of the sequence AGGTCA and may play a role in the regulation of EMBRYOGENESIS and germ cell differentiation.
Other names Germ Cell Nuclear Factor; Retinoid Receptor Related Testis Associated Recept; Retinoid Receptor-Related Testis-Associated Recept; Retinoid Receptor Related Testis Specific Receptor; Nuclear Receptor NR6A1; Neuronal Cell Nuclear Factor