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<scene name='89/895670/Cv/10'>25-hydroxy-cholecalciferol (25-D3); 25-hydroxyvitamin D3</scene> (from [[5ien]]) | <scene name='89/895670/Cv/10'>25-hydroxy-cholecalciferol (25-D3); 25-hydroxyvitamin D3</scene> (from [[5ien]]) | ||
Calcitriol is the active form of vitamin D pro-hormone. | [[Calcitriol]] is the active form of vitamin D pro-hormone. | ||
*[[Vitamin D receptor]] (also called calcitriol receptor) | *[[Vitamin D receptor]] (also called calcitriol receptor) | ||
<scene name='56/562378/Vit_d_receptor_3m7r/3'>Vitamin D receptor (VDR)</scene> is a transcription factor. Upon binding to vitamin D, VDR forms a heterodimer with retinoid | <scene name='56/562378/Vit_d_receptor_3m7r/3'>Vitamin D receptor (VDR)</scene> is a transcription factor. Upon binding to vitamin D, VDR forms a heterodimer with [[retinoid X receptor]] and binds to hormone response receptors on DNA causing gene expression. The <scene name='56/562378/Vit_d_receptor_ligand/1'>vitamin D hormone</scene> (green) binds to receptors in its target cells, controlling the synthesis of many different proteins involved in Ca transport and utilization. | ||
<scene name='51/517370/Cv/2'>Vitamin D hormone binding site</scene>. | <scene name='51/517370/Cv/2'>Vitamin D hormone binding site</scene>. | ||
