COUP-TFII, a NR2 Hepatocyte NF4-Like receptor, has been shown to affect neuronal development and differentiation, homeostasis in various Human tissues, mesenchymal-epithelial interactions during organogenesis, and the development of the cardiovascular system. COUP-TFII interacts with and modulates several nuclear receptors, including estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha), thyroid hormone receptors (TR), PPAR alpha, and retinoic acid receptors (RAR). Mice lacking COUP-TFII show abnormal heart and vascular development. COUP-TFII expression has been documented in Human adrenal, lung, kidney, liver, spleen, skeletal muscle, and breast. ESTs have been isolated from Human tissue libraries, including cancerous adrenal, bladder, brain, breast, colon, head/neck, kidney, lung, ovary, pancreas, pituitary, prostate, skeletal muscle, skin, smooth muscle, stomach, synovium, and uterus, and normal brain, adipose, adrenal, blood, brain, breast, cervix, ear, embryo, gallbladder, ganglion, heart, kidney, liver/spleen, lung, ovary, placenta, prostate, skin, spleen, testis, uterus, and vessel.
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