Term Name:	nuclear receptor activity
Synonyms:	1,25-(OH)2D3 receptor activity, 9-cis retinoic acid receptor activity, androgen receptor activity, calcitriol receptor activity, ecdysteroid hormone receptor activity, glucocorticoid receptor activity, juvenile hormone receptor activity, ligand-activated sequence-specific DNA binding RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, ligand-dependent nuclear receptor activity, ligand-dependent transcription factor activity, nuclear hormone receptor, retinoic acid receptor activity, retinoid-X receptor activity, RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, estrogen-activated sequence-specific DNA binding, RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, glucocorticoid-activated sequence-specific DNA binding, RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, ligand-activated sequence-specific DNA binding, RXR, thyroid hormone receptor activity, vitamin A receptor activity, vitamin D receptor activity, vitamin D3 receptor activity
Definition:	A DNA-binding transcription factor activity regulated by binding to a ligand that modulates the transcription of specific gene sets transcribed by RNA polymerase II. Nuclear receptor ligands are usually lipid-based (such as a steroid hormone) and the binding of the ligand to its receptor often occurs in the cytosol, which leads to its translocation to the nucleus.
Ontology:	GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004879]    QuickGO    AmiGO