Transcriptional regulation by the nuclear receptor superfamily.

In the past year, additional experimental data have expanded our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie nuclear receptor control of regulatory programs. It is increasingly clear that steroid members (e.g. glucocorticoid and estrogen) and non-steroid members (e.g. retinoic acid, thyroid hormone, and vitamin D) of the nuclear receptor superfamily may utilize distinct strategies in achieving their complex control of gene regulation.