Retinoid receptors are type II nuclear receptorss (a class of proteins) that bind to retinoids. When bound to a retinoid, they act as transcription factors, altering the expression of genes with corresponding response elements.

Subtypes include:

• Retinoic acid receptors (RARs)

• Retinoid X receptors (RXRs)

• RAR-related orphan receptors (RORs)

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