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Official Full Name: peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma
Also known as: GLM1; CIMT1; NR1C3; PPARG1; PPARG2; PPARG5; PPARgamma
This gene encodes a member of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) subfamily of nuclear receptors. PPARs form heterodimers with retinoid X receptors (RXRs), and these heterodimers regulate the transcription of various genes. Three subtypes of ppar are known: ppar-alpha, ppar-delta and ppar-gamma. The protein encoded by this gene is ppar-gamma, a regulator of adipocyte differentiation. In addition, PPAR-γ has been implicated in the pathology of many diseases, including obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Alternately spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described.