 Mineralocorticoid receptor

The mineralocorticoid receptor (or MR, MLR, MCR), also known as the aldosterone receptor or nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 2, (NR3C2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the "NR3C2" gene that is located on chromosome 4q31.1-31.2.MR is a receptor with equal affinity for mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids.