retinoid receptor

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retinoid receptor [′ret·ən‚ȯid ri‚sep·tər]

(cell and molecular biology)

Any member of a family of nuclear receptors that mediate the actions of natural and synthetic analogs of vitamin A (retinoids) by regulating the transcription of retinoid-responsive genes in the cell nucleus.

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