FUNCTION: Ligand-activated transcription factor that enables cells to adapt to changing conditions by sensing compounds from the environment, diet, microbiome and cellular metabolism, and which plays important roles in development, immunity and cancer (PubMed:30373764, PubMed:23275542, PubMed:796164...
FUNCTION: Ligand-activated transcription factor that enables cells to adapt to changing conditions by sensing compounds from the environment, diet, microbiome and cellular metabolism, and which plays important roles in development, immunity and cancer (PubMed:30373764, PubMed:23275542, PubMed:7961644, PubMed:32818467). Upon ligand binding, translocates into the nucleus, where it heterodimerizes with ARNT and induces transcription by binding to xenobiotic response elements (XRE) (PubMed:30373764, PubMed:23275542, PubMed:7961644). Regulates a variety of biological processes, including angiogenesis, hematopoiesis, drug and lipid metabolism, cell motility and immune modulation (PubMed:12213388). Xenobiotics can act as ligands: upon xenobiotic-binding, activates the expression of multiple phase I and II xenobiotic chemical metabolizing enzyme genes (such as the CYP1A1 gene) (PubMed:7961644). Mediates biochemical and toxic effects of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PubMed:7961644). Next to xenobiotics, natural ligands derived from plants, microbiota, and endogenous metabolism are potent AHR agonists (PubMed:18076143). Tryptophan (Trp) derivatives constitute an important class of endogenous AHR ligands (PubMed:32866000, PubMed:32818467). Acts as a negative regulator of anti-tumor immunity: indoles and kynurenic acid generated by Trp catabolism act as ligand and activate AHR, thereby promoting AHR-driven cancer cell motility and suppressing adaptive immunity (PubMed:32818467). Regulates the circadian clock by inhibiting the basal and circadian expression of the core circadian component PER1 (PubMed:28602820). Inhibits PER1 by repressing the CLOCK-ARNTL/BMAL1 heterodimer mediated transcriptional activation of PER1 (PubMed:28602820). The heterodimer ARNT:AHR binds to core DNA sequence 5'-TGCGTG-3' within the dioxin response element (DRE) of target gene promoters and activates their transcription (PubMed:28602820). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23275542, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28602820, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30373764, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32818467, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32866000, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7961644, ECO:0000303|PubMed:12213388, ECO:0000303|PubMed:18076143}.
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GO - Biological processes (BP):
apoptotic process [GO:0006915]; blood vessel development [GO:0001568]; cAMP-mediated signaling [GO:0019933]; cell cycle [GO:0007049]; cellular response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine [GO:1904613]; cellular response to cAMP [GO:0071320]; cellular response to forskolin [GO:1904322]; circadian re...
apoptotic process [GO:0006915]; blood vessel development [GO:0001568]; cAMP-mediated signaling [GO:0019933]; cell cycle [GO:0007049]; cellular response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine [GO:1904613]; cellular response to cAMP [GO:0071320]; cellular response to forskolin [GO:1904322]; circadian regulation of gene expression [GO:0032922]; negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell [GO:0002841]; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated [GO:0045892]; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated [GO:0045893]; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II [GO:0045944]; regulation of adaptive immune response [GO:0002819]; regulation of B cell proliferation [GO:0030888]; regulation of gene expression [GO:0010468]; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated [GO:0006355]; regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II [GO:0006357]; response to toxic substance [GO:0009636]; response to xenobiotic stimulus [GO:0009410]; xenobiotic metabolic process [GO:0006805]
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GO - Molecular function (MF):
cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding [GO:0000987]; DNA binding [GO:0003677]; DNA-binding transcription factor activity [GO:0003700]; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific [GO:0000981]; E-box binding [GO:0070888]; Hsp90 protein binding [GO:0051879]; nucl...
cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding [GO:0000987]; DNA binding [GO:0003677]; DNA-binding transcription factor activity [GO:0003700]; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific [GO:0000981]; E-box binding [GO:0070888]; Hsp90 protein binding [GO:0051879]; nuclear receptor activity [GO:0004879]; protein heterodimerization activity [GO:0046982]; protein homodimerization activity [GO:0042803]; RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding [GO:0061629]; sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding [GO:1990837]; TBP-class protein binding [GO:0017025]; TFIID-class transcription factor complex binding [GO:0001094]; transcription cis-regulatory region binding [GO:0000976]; transcription coactivator binding [GO:0001223]
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GO - Cellular component (CC):
aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex [GO:0034751]; chromatin [GO:0000785]; cytoplasm [GO:0005737]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; cytosolic aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex [GO:0034752]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; nucleus [GO:0005634]; protein-containing complex [GO:0032991]; transcription regulator complex [GO...
aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex [GO:0034751]; chromatin [GO:0000785]; cytoplasm [GO:0005737]; cytosol [GO:0005829]; cytosolic aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex [GO:0034752]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; nucleus [GO:0005634]; protein-containing complex [GO:0032991]; transcription regulator complex [GO:0005667]
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