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Found 251 similar proteins in the literature:

RARA_XENLA / P51126 Retinoic acid receptor alpha; RAR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 1 from Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog) (see 3 papers)
100% identity, 16% coverage

RARA_HUMAN / P10276 Retinoic acid receptor alpha; RAR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 1 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 28 papers)
NP_000955 retinoic acid receptor alpha isoform 1 from Homo sapiens
100% identity, 16% coverage

XP_005220795 retinoic acid receptor alpha isoform X1 from Bos taurus
100% identity, 16% coverage

RARA_CHICK / Q90966 Retinoic acid receptor alpha; RAR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 1 from Gallus gallus (Chicken) (see 2 papers)
100% identity, 16% coverage

XP_015136801 retinoic acid receptor beta isoform X2 from Gallus gallus
99% identity, 17% coverage

RARB_CHICK / P22448 Retinoic acid receptor beta; RAR-beta; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 2 from Gallus gallus (Chicken) (see 3 papers)
99% identity, 16% coverage

RARB_COTJA / Q9W6B3 Retinoic acid receptor beta; RAR-beta; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 2 from Coturnix japonica (Japanese quail) (Coturnix coturnix japonica) (see paper)
99% identity, 16% coverage

RARA_MOUSE / P11416 Retinoic acid receptor alpha; RAR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 1 from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 11 papers)
XP_006532655 retinoic acid receptor alpha isoform X1 from Mus musculus
99% identity, 16% coverage

NP_001083723 retinoic acid receptor alpha L homeolog from Xenopus laevis
100% identity, 17% coverage

RARG_HUMAN / P13631 Retinoic acid receptor gamma; RAR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 3 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see paper)
96% identity, 17% coverage

RARG_MOUSE / P18911 Retinoic acid receptor gamma; RAR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 3 from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 4 papers)
96% identity, 16% coverage

NP_001128721 retinoic acid receptor gamma isoform 1 from Rattus norvegicus
96% identity, 16% coverage

RARA_NOTVI / P18514 Retinoic acid receptor alpha; RAR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 1 from Notophthalmus viridescens (Eastern newt) (Triturus viridescens) (see 2 papers)
99% identity, 16% coverage

RARB_HUMAN / P10826 Retinoic acid receptor beta; RAR-beta; HBV-activated protein; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 2; RAR-epsilon from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 6 papers)
NP_001277145 retinoic acid receptor beta isoform 3 from Homo sapiens
97% identity, 16% coverage

XP_017455067 retinoic acid receptor beta isoform X1 from Rattus norvegicus
97% identity, 16% coverage

NP_001276690 retinoic acid receptor beta isoform beta1 from Mus musculus
97% identity, 16% coverage

RARB_MOUSE / P22605 Retinoic acid receptor beta; RAR-beta; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 2 from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see paper)
97% identity, 16% coverage

XP_005156109 retinoic acid receptor alpha-A isoform X1 from Danio rerio
97% identity, 17% coverage

NP_001076779 retinoic acid receptor gamma-B from Danio rerio
96% identity, 16% coverage

RARGA_DANRE / Q91392 Retinoic acid receptor gamma-A; RAR-gamma-A; zRAR gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 3-A; RAR-gamma-2 from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 4 papers)
96% identity, 15% coverage

Q15156 PML-RAR protein from Homo sapiens
100% identity, 9% coverage

RARG_NOTVI / P18516 Retinoic acid receptor gamma; RAR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 3; Retinoic acid receptor delta; RAR-delta from Notophthalmus viridescens (Eastern newt) (Triturus viridescens) (see paper)
95% identity, 15% coverage

RARGB_DANRE / A2T928 Retinoic acid receptor gamma-B; RAR-gamma-B; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 3-B from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 2 papers)
95% identity, 15% coverage

RARAA_DANRE / Q90271 Retinoic acid receptor alpha-A; RAR-alpha-A; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 1-A; Retinoic acid receptor alpha; zRAR alpha; Retinoic acid receptor alpha-2.A; RAR-alpha-2.A from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 3 papers)
97% identity, 17% coverage

RARG_XENLA / P28699 Retinoic acid receptor gamma; RAR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 3 from Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog) (see 2 papers)
92% identity, 16% coverage

5uanB / P10826 Crystal structure of multi-domain rar-beta-rxr-alpha heterodimer on DNA (see paper)
97% identity, 24% coverage

6xwgD / P10276 Crystal structure of the human rxr/rar DNA-binding domain heterodimer bound to the human rarb2 dr5 response element (see paper)
100% identity, 94% coverage

RARAB_DANRE / Q7ZTI3 Retinoic acid receptor alpha-B; RAR-alpha-B; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group B member 1-B; Retinoic acid receptor alpha-2.B; RAR-alpha-2.B from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 2 papers)
NP_571474 retinoic acid receptor alpha-B from Danio rerio
96% identity, 16% coverage

LOC574567 retinoic acid receptor alpha-A from Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
89% identity, 12% coverage

NP_001071806 nuclear receptor from Ciona intestinalis
80% identity, 12% coverage

LOC100887874 nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 from Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
74% identity, 13% coverage

E78C_DROME / P45447 Ecdysone-induced protein 78C; DR-78; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group E member 1 from Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (see 2 papers)
NP_001246862 Ecdysone-induced protein 78C, isoform D from Drosophila melanogaster
66% identity, 8% coverage

XP_019847140 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X1 from Bactrocera dorsalis
63% identity, 8% coverage

XP_018799932 uncharacterized protein LOC108975688 from Bactrocera latifrons
63% identity, 8% coverage

NP_003289 nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 2 isoform 1 from Homo sapiens
61% identity, 12% coverage

NR2C2_HUMAN / P49116 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 2; Orphan nuclear receptor TAK1; Orphan nuclear receptor TR4; Testicular receptor 4 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 9 papers)
61% identity, 12% coverage

NP_001334718 hormone receptor 3, isoform I from Drosophila melanogaster
63% identity, 8% coverage

XP_017149048 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X1 from Drosophila miranda
63% identity, 10% coverage

XP_016947144 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X1 from Drosophila biarmipes
63% identity, 9% coverage

XP_011182274 mucin-5AC isoform X1 from Zeugodacus cucurbitae
63% identity, 8% coverage

NR2C2_MOUSE / P49117 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 2; Orphan nuclear receptor TAK1; Orphan nuclear receptor TR4; Testicular receptor 4 from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 8 papers)
NP_035760 nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 2 isoform 2 from Mus musculus
61% identity, 12% coverage

NP_059019 nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 2 from Rattus norvegicus
61% identity, 12% coverage

NR2C2_RAT / P55094 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 2; Orphan nuclear receptor TR4; Testicular receptor 4 from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 2 papers)
61% identity, 12% coverage

XP_015145732 retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma isoform X1 from Gallus gallus
58% identity, 13% coverage

XP_008189754 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X3 from Acyrthosiphon pisum
64% identity, 10% coverage

NP_788301 hormone receptor 3, isoform C from Drosophila melanogaster
63% identity, 11% coverage

Smp_000340 nuclear hormone receptor superfamily protein-related from Schistosoma mansoni
67% identity, 7% coverage

Smp_105090 nuclear hormone receptor,putative from Schistosoma mansoni
63% identity, 5% coverage

XP_008189753 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X2 from Acyrthosiphon pisum
64% identity, 9% coverage

N2C1A_XENLA / Q6GN21 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 1-A; Developmental orphan receptor 2-A; DOR2-A; xDOR2-A; Orphan nuclear receptor TR2-A; Testicular receptor 2-A from Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog) (see paper)
65% identity, 11% coverage

XP_008189756 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X5 from Acyrthosiphon pisum
64% identity, 11% coverage

Q6P3U7 Retinoic acid receptor RXR (Fragment) from Homo sapiens
57% identity, 14% coverage

XP_003240875 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X1 from Acyrthosiphon pisum
64% identity, 9% coverage

RXRG_CHICK / P28701 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 3; Retinoid X receptor gamma from Gallus gallus (Chicken) (see 2 papers)
58% identity, 16% coverage

RXRG_RAT / Q5BJR8 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 3; Retinoid X receptor gamma from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 2 papers)
NP_113953 retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma from Rattus norvegicus
58% identity, 16% coverage

XP_021186797 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X6 from Helicoverpa armigera
63% identity, 11% coverage

Q0GFF6 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma from Sus scrofa
58% identity, 16% coverage

RXRG_MOUSE / P28705 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 3; Retinoid X receptor gamma from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 2 papers)
NP_033133 retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma isoform 1 from Mus musculus
58% identity, 16% coverage

RXRG_HUMAN / P48443 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 3; Retinoid X receptor gamma from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 2 papers)
NP_008848 retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma isoform a from Homo sapiens
58% identity, 16% coverage

Q3ZAR9 Nr2c2 protein from Mus musculus
61% identity, 15% coverage

XP_013136657 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X1 from Papilio polytes
63% identity, 13% coverage

RXRA_MOUSE / P28700 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 1; Retinoid X receptor alpha from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 12 papers)
57% identity, 16% coverage

NP_036937 retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha from Rattus norvegicus
57% identity, 16% coverage

XP_003642339 retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha isoform X1 from Gallus gallus
57% identity, 16% coverage

RXRA_RAT / Q05343 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 1; Retinoid X receptor alpha from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 3 papers)
57% identity, 16% coverage

RXRA_HUMAN / P19793 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 1; Retinoid X receptor alpha from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 37 papers)
NP_002948 retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha isoform a from Homo sapiens
F1D8Q5 Retinoic acid receptor RXR from Homo sapiens
57% identity, 16% coverage

Q6LC96 Retinoic acid receptor RXR from Mus musculus
XP_006497868 retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha isoform X1 from Mus musculus
57% identity, 17% coverage

XP_020927262 retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha isoform X1 from Sus scrofa
57% identity, 17% coverage

Q8VIJ4 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 1 from Rattus norvegicus
65% identity, 12% coverage

NR2C1_MOUSE / Q505F1 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 1; Orphan nuclear receptor TR2; Testicular receptor 2; mTR2 from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 19 papers)
NP_035759 nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 1 from Mus musculus
64% identity, 12% coverage

P31396 Probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 from Drosophila melanogaster
63% identity, 15% coverage

NR2C1_HUMAN / P13056 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 1; Orphan nuclear receptor TR2; Testicular receptor 2 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 2 papers)
NP_003288 nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 1 isoform a from Homo sapiens
65% identity, 12% coverage

RXRAA_DANRE / A2T929 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha-A; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 1-A; RXRalpha-B; Retinoid X receptor alpha-A from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 2 papers)
57% identity, 17% coverage

XP_008195824 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X7 from Tribolium castaneum
64% identity, 15% coverage

HNF4_DROME / P49866 Transcription factor HNF-4 homolog; dHNF4; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group A member 4 from Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (see 2 papers)
NP_476887 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4, isoform A from Drosophila melanogaster
NP_723414 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4, isoform E from Drosophila melanogaster
57% identity, 11% coverage

NP_001186756 RAR-related orphan receptor C a from Oncorhynchus mykiss
63% identity, 16% coverage

RXRA_XENLA / P51128 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 1; Retinoid X receptor alpha from Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog) (see 2 papers)
57% identity, 15% coverage

XP_010801017 retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma isoform X1 from Bos taurus
58% identity, 18% coverage

NR2F6_RAT / O09017 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 6; COUPg; Ovalbumin upstream promoter gamma nuclear receptor; V-erbA-related protein 2; EAR-2 from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see paper)
61% identity, 18% coverage

NP_849180 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha isoform 1 from Homo sapiens
54% identity, 16% coverage

XP_017209577 nuclear receptor ROR-alpha A isoform X1 from Danio rerio
66% identity, 14% coverage

E75BC_DROME / P17671 Ecdysone-induced protein 75B, isoforms C/D; E75-A; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 3, isoforms C/D from Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (see paper)
62% identity, 6% coverage

NR2F6_MOUSE / P43136 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 6; COUP transcription factor 3; COUP-TF3; V-erbA-related protein 2; EAR-2 from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 3 papers)
62% identity, 18% coverage

NR2F6_HUMAN / P10588 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 6; V-erbA-related protein 2; EAR-2 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 4 papers)
NP_005225 nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 6 from Homo sapiens
62% identity, 18% coverage

D2XNK4 Retinoid X receptor-like protein (Fragment) from Saccoglossus kowalevskii
57% identity, 14% coverage

E75BB_DROME / P13055 Ecdysone-induced protein 75B, isoform B; E75-C; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 3, isoform B from Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (see paper)
NP_001246822 Ecdysone-induced protein 75B, isoform F from Drosophila melanogaster
NP_730321 Ecdysone-induced protein 75B, isoform B from Drosophila melanogaster
62% identity, 5% coverage

XP_017909032 nuclear receptor ROR-alpha isoform X1 from Capra hircus
66% identity, 14% coverage

RORA_HUMAN / P35398 Nuclear receptor ROR-alpha; Nuclear receptor RZR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group F member 1; RAR-related orphan receptor A; Retinoid-related orphan receptor-alpha from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 24 papers)
NP_599023 nuclear receptor ROR-alpha isoform a from Homo sapiens
66% identity, 14% coverage

RORA_MOUSE / P51448 Nuclear receptor ROR-alpha; Nuclear receptor RZR-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group F member 1; RAR-related orphan receptor A; Retinoid-related orphan receptor-alpha from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 21 papers)
66% identity, 14% coverage

NP_001276816 nuclear receptor ROR-alpha isoform 1 from Gallus gallus
66% identity, 14% coverage

XP_022186162 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-gamma isoform X3 from Nilaparvata lugens
55% identity, 16% coverage

NP_991109 hepatic nuclear factor 4, beta from Danio rerio
55% identity, 16% coverage

HNF4A_HUMAN / P41235 Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha; HNF-4-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group A member 1; Transcription factor 14; TCF-14; Transcription factor HNF-4 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 14 papers)
F1D8T1 Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 4 alpha variant 2 from Homo sapiens
54% identity, 16% coverage

NP_599022 nuclear receptor ROR-alpha isoform b from Homo sapiens
66% identity, 13% coverage

XP_012719647 retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha-A isoform X4 from Fundulus heteroclitus
57% identity, 15% coverage

NP_001015557 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha isoform 2 from Bos taurus
54% identity, 16% coverage

U3J0G8 Retinoic acid receptor RXR from Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
57% identity, 18% coverage

NP_620813 nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 6 from Rattus norvegicus
62% identity, 18% coverage

RXR_LYMST / Q5I7G2 Retinoic acid receptor RXR; Retinoid X receptor; LymRXR from Lymnaea stagnalis (Great pond snail) (Helix stagnalis) (see paper)
55% identity, 17% coverage

RORAA_DANRE / F1QLY4 Nuclear receptor ROR-alpha A; Retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha 2; Retinoid-related orphan receptor-alpha A from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 2 papers)
66% identity, 16% coverage

NP_001037470 protein ultraspiracle homolog from Bombyx mori
58% identity, 16% coverage

B6ZGT3 Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4, alpha from Homo sapiens
55% identity, 16% coverage

XP_419081 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 isoform X2 from Gallus gallus
61% identity, 12% coverage

NP_001259163 hormone receptor 4, isoform K from Drosophila melanogaster
57% identity, 4% coverage

HR4_DROME / Q9W539 Hormone receptor 4; dHR4; Nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 2 from Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (see paper)
57% identity, 5% coverage

NP_001318085 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-gamma isoform 2 from Danio rerio
55% identity, 17% coverage

K1PXX3 RXR1 retinoid X receptor isoform 1 from Magallana gigas
55% identity, 17% coverage

NP_001274112 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha isoform 9 from Homo sapiens
54% identity, 16% coverage

RXR_BIOGL / Q8T5C6 Retinoic acid receptor RXR; RXR-like protein; Retinoid X receptor; BgRXR from Biomphalaria glabrata (Bloodfluke planorb) (Freshwater snail) (see 2 papers)
55% identity, 17% coverage

rxr / CAH69897.1 retinoid X receptor from Blattella germanica (see paper)
58% identity, 18% coverage

RXRGB_DANRE / Q6DHP9 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma-B; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 3-B; Retinoid X receptor gamma-B from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see paper)
58% identity, 16% coverage

NP_001107766 ultraspiracle nuclear receptor from Tribolium castaneum
57% identity, 18% coverage

A1JUG2 Ultraspiracle nuclear receptor from Tribolium castaneum
57% identity, 18% coverage

NP_001037042 nuclear hormone receptor E75 isoform C from Bombyx mori
62% identity, 10% coverage

XP_049315305 ecdysone-induced protein 75B, isoforms C/D isoform X1 from Bactrocera dorsalis
62% identity, 5% coverage

e75C / CAL36975.1 ecdysone-induced protein 75C from Aedes aegypti (see paper)
62% identity, 6% coverage

XP_021704146 ecdysone-inducible protein E75 isoform X1 from Aedes aegypti
62% identity, 6% coverage

XP_066909975 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 from Equus caballus
61% identity, 12% coverage

XP_005673010 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha isoform X3 from Sus scrofa
54% identity, 16% coverage

NP_775292 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 isoform b from Homo sapiens
61% identity, 12% coverage

XP_045228490 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 isoform X2 from Macaca fascicularis
61% identity, 12% coverage

NR4A3_HUMAN / Q92570 Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3; Mitogen-induced nuclear orphan receptor; Neuron-derived orphan receptor 1; Nuclear hormone receptor NOR-1 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 4 papers)
61% identity, 12% coverage

Q4H3D5 Nuclear receptor from Ciona intestinalis
54% identity, 14% coverage

rxr / CAH69898.1 retinoid X receptor from Blattella germanica (see paper)
58% identity, 17% coverage

e75A / CAL36974.1 ecdysone-induced protein 75A from Aedes aegypti (see paper)
62% identity, 7% coverage

RXRBA_DANRE / Q7SYN5 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta-A; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 2-A; Retinoid X receptor beta-A from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 2 papers)
55% identity, 16% coverage

RXRAB_DANRE / Q90415 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha-B; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 1-B; Retinoid X receptor alpha-B from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 4 papers)
57% identity, 20% coverage

HNF4A_MOUSE / P49698 Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha; HNF-4-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group A member 1; Transcription factor 14; TCF-14; Transcription factor HNF-4 from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 5 papers)
54% identity, 16% coverage

XP_012548317 protein ultraspiracle homolog isoform X2 from Bombyx mori
58% identity, 18% coverage

RXRGA_DANRE / Q90416 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma-A; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 3-A; Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha; Retinoid X receptor alpha; Retinoid X receptor gamma-A from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 3 papers)
58% identity, 17% coverage

NP_571292 retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma-A from Danio rerio
58% identity, 17% coverage

HNF4A_RAT / P22449 Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha; HNF-4-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group A member 1; Transcription factor 14; TCF-14; Transcription factor HNF-4 from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 2 papers)
54% identity, 16% coverage

NR4A3_MOUSE / Q9QZB6 Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3; Orphan nuclear receptor TEC; Translocated in extraskeletal chondrosarcoma from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 14 papers)
XP_006537719 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 isoform X1 from Mus musculus
61% identity, 12% coverage

SHR2_STRPU / Q26622 Orphan steroid hormone receptor 2; SpSHR2 from Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Purple sea urchin) (see 3 papers)
62% identity, 12% coverage

XP_006498851 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha isoform X2 from Mus musculus
54% identity, 16% coverage

NR4A3_RAT / P51179 Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3; Neuron-derived orphan receptor 1/2; Nuclear hormone receptor NOR-1/NOR-2 from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 7 papers)
NP_113816 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 from Rattus norvegicus
61% identity, 12% coverage

Q4W6C8 Ultraspiracle from Leptinotarsa decemlineata
57% identity, 19% coverage

XP_006256022 retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta isoform X1 from Rattus norvegicus
55% identity, 12% coverage

XP_011259848 nuclear hormone receptor E75 isoform X3 from Camponotus floridanus
62% identity, 8% coverage

HNF4A_XENLA / Q91766 Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha; HNF-4-alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group A member 1 from Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog) (see paper)
54% identity, 16% coverage

XP_015135069 nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 1 isoform X2 from Gallus gallus
55% identity, 16% coverage

Q3I5Q8 E75 nuclear receptor from Gecarcinus lateralis
62% identity, 9% coverage

NR4A1_HUMAN / P22736 Nuclear receptor subfamily 4immunitygroup A member 1; Early response protein NAK1; Nuclear hormone receptor NUR/77; Nur77; Orphan nuclear receptor HMR; Orphan nuclear receptor TR3; ST-59; Testicular receptor 3 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 13 papers)
59% identity, 12% coverage

LOC117872690 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3-like from Trachemys scripta elegans
61% identity, 14% coverage

NP_001189162 nuclear receptor subfamily 4immunitygroup A member 1 isoform 2 from Homo sapiens
59% identity, 12% coverage

XP_005206277 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1 isoform X1 from Bos taurus
NP_001069379 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1 from Bos taurus
59% identity, 12% coverage

NP_001257860 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha isoform 2 from Rattus norvegicus
54% identity, 16% coverage

LOC100695791 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 6 from Oreochromis niloticus
61% identity, 18% coverage

RORG_MOUSE / P51450 Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma; Nuclear receptor RZR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group F member 3; RAR-related orphan receptor C; Retinoid-related orphan receptor-gamma; Thymus orphan receptor; TOR from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 20 papers)
63% identity, 14% coverage

XP_011237327 nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 1 isoform X1 from Mus musculus
55% identity, 15% coverage

NR6A1_MOUSE / Q64249 Nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 1; Germ cell nuclear factor; GCNF; mGCNF; Retinoid receptor-related testis-specific receptor; RTR from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 6 papers)
55% identity, 15% coverage

FTZF1_DROME / P33244 Nuclear hormone receptor FTZ-F1; FTZ-F1 alpha; Nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 3 from Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (see 5 papers)
59% identity, 7% coverage

XP_008191375 nuclear hormone receptor FTZ-F1 isoform X4 from Tribolium castaneum
59% identity, 13% coverage

RXRB_MOUSE / P28704 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta; MHC class I regulatory element-binding protein H-2RIIBP; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 2; Retinoid X receptor beta from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 4 papers)
55% identity, 14% coverage

RORB_MOUSE / Q8R1B8 Nuclear receptor ROR-beta; Nuclear receptor RZR-beta; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group F member 2; Retinoid-related orphan receptor-beta from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 7 papers)
63% identity, 16% coverage

XP_006711547 nuclear receptor ROR-gamma isoform X2 from Homo sapiens
62% identity, 13% coverage

RORB_HUMAN / Q92753 Nuclear receptor ROR-beta; Nuclear receptor RZR-beta; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group F member 2; Retinoid-related orphan receptor-beta from Homo sapiens (Human) (see paper)
63% identity, 16% coverage

XP_017446802 nuclear receptor ROR-gamma isoform X1 from Rattus norvegicus
63% identity, 15% coverage

XP_020922686 nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 isoform X2 from Sus scrofa
62% identity, 12% coverage

RORB_RAT / P45446 Nuclear receptor ROR-beta; Nuclear receptor RZR-beta; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group F member 2; Retinoid-related orphan receptor-beta from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 5 papers)
63% identity, 16% coverage

NP_001036819 nuclear receptor ROR-beta isoform 1 from Mus musculus
63% identity, 16% coverage

NP_001257887 nuclear receptor ROR-beta from Rattus norvegicus
63% identity, 16% coverage

NP_008845 nuclear receptor ROR-beta isoform 1 from Homo sapiens
63% identity, 16% coverage

NP_001192143 retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta isoform 1 from Mus musculus
Q3TWJ1 Retinoid X receptor beta from Mus musculus
55% identity, 14% coverage

Q98934 Nuclear orphan receptor ROR-beta from Gallus gallus
63% identity, 16% coverage

NR6A1_PIG / A0P8Z4 Nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 1; Germ cell nuclear factor; GCNF from Sus scrofa (Pig) (see paper)
55% identity, 15% coverage

NP_001090968 nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 1 from Sus scrofa
55% identity, 15% coverage

NHR41_CAEEL / Q9N4B8 Nuclear hormone receptor family member nhr-41 from Caenorhabditis elegans (see paper)
NP_500073 Nuclear Hormone Receptor family from Caenorhabditis elegans
60% identity, 12% coverage

RXRB_HUMAN / P28702 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 2; Retinoid X receptor beta from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 6 papers)
55% identity, 14% coverage

XP_009301491 nuclear receptor ROR-alpha B isoform X1 from Danio rerio
63% identity, 14% coverage

XP_042101645 nuclear receptor subfamily 6 group A member 1 isoform X1 from Ovis aries
55% identity, 15% coverage

XP_005665914 retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta isoform X1 from Sus scrofa
55% identity, 14% coverage

NP_001158348 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Oryzias latipes
62% identity, 14% coverage

RORG_HUMAN / P51449 Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma; Nuclear receptor RZR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group F member 3; RAR-related orphan receptor C; Retinoid-related orphan receptor-gamma from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 10 papers)
62% identity, 14% coverage

4nqaH / P19793 Crystal structure of liganded hrxr-alpha/hlxr-beta heterodimer on DNA (see paper)
57% identity, 23% coverage

NR1D1_MOUSE / Q3UV55 Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1; Rev-erbA-alpha; V-erbA-related protein 1; EAR-1 from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 37 papers)
NP_663409 nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 from Mus musculus
62% identity, 12% coverage

NR1D1_HUMAN / P20393 Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1; Rev-erbA-alpha; V-erbA-related protein 1; EAR-1 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 18 papers)
NP_068370 nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 from Homo sapiens
62% identity, 12% coverage

XP_008191373 nuclear hormone receptor FTZ-F1 isoform X1 from Tribolium castaneum
59% identity, 13% coverage

XP_008191374 nuclear hormone receptor FTZ-F1 isoform X2 from Tribolium castaneum
59% identity, 13% coverage

RORAB_DANRE / F1QJF4 Nuclear receptor ROR-alpha B; Retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha 1; Retinoid-related orphan receptor-alpha B from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see paper)
63% identity, 15% coverage

RXRB_RAT / P49743 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta; Nuclear receptor coregulator 1; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 2; Retinoid X receptor beta from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 2 papers)
55% identity, 16% coverage

RXRBB_DANRE / Q90417 Retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta-B; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group B member 2-B; Retinoic acid receptor RXR-delta; Retinoid X receptor beta-B; Retinoid X receptor delta from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 2 papers)
55% identity, 18% coverage

NP_001106893 nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 isoform 1 from Rattus norvegicus
62% identity, 12% coverage

B3SV56 Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 from Ovis aries
62% identity, 12% coverage

NR1D1_RAT / Q63503 Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1; Rev-erbA-alpha; V-erbA-related protein 1; EAR-1 from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 3 papers)
62% identity, 12% coverage

NR1D1_BOVIN / Q08E02 Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1; Rev-erbA-alpha; V-erbA-related protein 1; EAR-1 from Bos taurus (Bovine) (see paper)
NP_001071568 nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 from Bos taurus
62% identity, 12% coverage

NP_001193745 nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 from Bos taurus
59% identity, 14% coverage

NP_035276 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma isoform 2 from Mus musculus
62% identity, 14% coverage

NP_001019803 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Canis lupus familiaris
62% identity, 14% coverage

NP_851367 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Bos taurus
62% identity, 14% coverage

Q86WD1 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Homo sapiens
62% identity, 12% coverage

PPARG_MOUSE / P37238 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; PPAR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group C member 3 from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 19 papers)
62% identity, 14% coverage

PPARG_RAT / O88275 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; PPAR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group C member 3 from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 3 papers)
62% identity, 14% coverage

PPARG_HUMAN / P37231 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; PPAR-gamma; Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group C member 3 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 33 papers)
NP_056953 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma isoform 2 from Homo sapiens
62% identity, 14% coverage

NP_001272587 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Capra hircus
62% identity, 15% coverage

3dzuA / P19793 Intact ppar gamma - rxr alpha nuclear receptor complex on DNA bound with bvt.13, 9-cis retinoic acid and ncoa2 peptide (see paper)
57% identity, 26% coverage

NHR23_CAEEL / P41828 Nuclear hormone receptor family member nhr-23; Steroid hormone receptor family member chr-3 from Caenorhabditis elegans (see 5 papers)
64% identity, 12% coverage

NP_001032969 Nuclear hormone receptor family member nhr-23 from Caenorhabditis elegans
64% identity, 17% coverage

7UP2_DROME / P16376 Steroid receptor seven-up, isoform A; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 3, isoform A from Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (see 2 papers)
56% identity, 10% coverage

NP_001163024 hormone receptor-like in 38, isoform D from Drosophila melanogaster
59% identity, 9% coverage

XP_008258423 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma isoform X1 from Oryctolagus cuniculus
62% identity, 15% coverage

XP_005669845 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma isoform X1 from Sus scrofa
62% identity, 15% coverage

D2KUA6 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Homo sapiens
62% identity, 15% coverage

Q53EW1 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (Fragment) from Homo sapiens
62% identity, 15% coverage

XP_014985686 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma isoform X2 from Macaca mulatta
62% identity, 15% coverage

NHR6_CAEEL / P41829 Nuclear hormone receptor family member nhr-6; Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 5; Steroid hormone receptor family member cnr8 from Caenorhabditis elegans (see 4 papers)
NP_497731 Nuclear hormone receptor family member nhr-6 from Caenorhabditis elegans
60% identity, 12% coverage

XP_021325424 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-alpha isoform X2 from Danio rerio
55% identity, 16% coverage

NP_001246824 ftz transcription factor 1, isoform C from Drosophila melanogaster
59% identity, 9% coverage

NR5A2_HUMAN / O00482 Nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2; Alpha-1-fetoprotein transcription factor; B1-binding factor; hB1F; CYP7A promoter-binding factor; Hepatocytic transcription factor; Liver receptor homolog 1; LRH-1 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 25 papers)
NP_995582 nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 isoform 1 from Homo sapiens
XP_001142695 nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 isoform X1 from Pan troglodytes
59% identity, 14% coverage

NP_619726 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma isoform 1 from Homo sapiens
E9PFV2 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Homo sapiens
62% identity, 15% coverage

XP_006237071 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma isoform X1 from Rattus norvegicus
62% identity, 15% coverage

M1VPI1 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Mus musculus
XP_006505806 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma isoform X2 from Mus musculus
62% identity, 15% coverage

XP_786266 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 isoform X2 from Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
59% identity, 10% coverage

XP_011208441 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X2 from Bactrocera dorsalis
63% identity, 15% coverage

XP_011509548 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 isoform X4 from Homo sapiens
61% identity, 13% coverage

LOC106513868 nuclear receptor ROR-beta-like from Austrofundulus limnaeus
62% identity, 15% coverage

NP_571542 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Danio rerio
62% identity, 14% coverage

NR4A1_MOUSE / P12813 Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1; Nuclear hormone receptor NUR/77; Nuclear protein N10; Orphan nuclear receptor HMR from Mus musculus (Mouse) (see 5 papers)
58% identity, 12% coverage

Smp_144170 RAR-like nuclear receptor from Schistosoma mansoni
64% identity, 11% coverage

XP_017466500 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR3 isoform X2 from Rhagoletis zephyria
63% identity, 15% coverage

XP_015145729 nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 isoform X1 from Gallus gallus
59% identity, 14% coverage

XP_021701959 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 isoform X2 from Aedes aegypti
58% identity, 7% coverage

NP_001233209 nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 from Ovis aries
59% identity, 15% coverage

XP_005217439 nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 isoform X4 from Bos taurus
59% identity, 15% coverage

LOC580686 nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 from Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
66% identity, 20% coverage

XP_023488164 nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2 isoform X2 from Equus caballus
59% identity, 15% coverage

NR4A1_RAT / P22829 Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1; NUR77; Nerve growth factor-induced protein I-B; NGFI-B; Orphan nuclear receptor HMR from Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (see 3 papers)
XP_017450619 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1 isoform X1 from Rattus norvegicus
58% identity, 12% coverage

XP_009290607 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 isoform X1 from Danio rerio
61% identity, 11% coverage

F6Z3I2 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Equus caballus
62% identity, 13% coverage

N2F1A_DANRE / Q06725 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 1-A; COUP transcription factor 1-A; COUP-TFalpha-A; zCOUP-TFI; Seven-up related 44; Svp[44]; zSvp[44]; Steroid receptor homolog SVP 44 from Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (Brachydanio rerio) (see 3 papers)
58% identity, 18% coverage

XP_029407513 steroid receptor seven-up, isoforms B/C isoform X2 from Bactrocera dorsalis
56% identity, 9% coverage

NP_571258 COUP transcription factor 2 from Danio rerio
58% identity, 17% coverage

NP_001037012 hormone receptor 3 from Bombyx mori
63% identity, 15% coverage

LOC100881489 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: nuclear hormone receptor FTZ-F1 from Megachile rotundata
59% identity, 9% coverage

XP_011201915 nuclear hormone receptor HR78 isoform X1 from Bactrocera dorsalis
55% identity, 12% coverage

COT1_HUMAN / P10589 COUP transcription factor 1; COUP-TF1; COUP transcription factor I; COUP-TF I; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 1; V-erbA-related protein 3; EAR-3 from Homo sapiens (Human) (see 5 papers)
NP_005645 COUP transcription factor 1 isoform 1 from Homo sapiens
58% identity, 17% coverage

S4TH64 Retinoid-X receptor-2 from Callinectes sapidus
54% identity, 18% coverage

LOC113211939 ecdysone-induced protein 78C from Frankliniella occidentalis
66% identity, 75% coverage

HR38_DROME / P49869 Probable nuclear hormone receptor HR38; dHR38; Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 4 from Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (see paper)
59% identity, 7% coverage

TLL_DROME / P18102 Protein tailless; Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group E member 2 from Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) (see 2 papers)
NP_524596 tailless from Drosophila melanogaster
53% identity, 17% coverage

LOC120557941 probable nuclear hormone receptor HR38 from Perca fluviatilis
59% identity, 13% coverage

XP_026996564 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma from Tachysurus fulvidraco
62% identity, 12% coverage

NP_786998 COUP transcription factor 1 from Bos taurus
58% identity, 17% coverage

Q60632 COUP transcription factor 1 from Mus musculus
58% identity, 17% coverage

F1DAL9 Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 1 from Homo sapiens
58% identity, 18% coverage

Q90733 COUP transcription factor 2 from Gallus gallus
NP_989752 COUP transcription factor 2 isoform 1 from Gallus gallus
58% identity, 18% coverage

XP_006501227 nuclear receptor ROR-gamma isoform X3 from Mus musculus
63% identity, 22% coverage

XP_015145423 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha isoform X1 from Gallus gallus
62% identity, 15% coverage

NR5A2_CHICK / O42101 Nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 2; FTF/LRH-1; OR2.0 from Gallus gallus (Chicken) (see paper)
59% identity, 15% coverage

NP_001002406 nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2b from Danio rerio
61% identity, 12% coverage

New Search

For advice on how to use these tools together, see Interactive tools for functional annotation of bacterial genomes.

Statistics

The PaperBLAST database links 798,070 different protein sequences to 1,261,478 scientific articles. Searches against EuropePMC were last performed on May 12 2025.

How It Works

PaperBLAST builds a database of protein sequences that are linked to scientific articles. These links come from automated text searches against the articles in EuropePMC and from manually-curated information from GeneRIF, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, BRENDA, CAZy (as made available by dbCAN), BioLiP, CharProtDB, MetaCyc, EcoCyc, TCDB, REBASE, the Fitness Browser, and a subset of the European Nucleotide Archive with the /experiment tag. Given this database and a protein sequence query, PaperBLAST uses protein-protein BLAST to find similar sequences with E < 0.001.

To build the database, we query EuropePMC with locus tags, with RefSeq protein identifiers, and with UniProt accessions. We obtain the locus tags from RefSeq or from MicrobesOnline. We use queries of the form "locus_tag AND genus_name" to try to ensure that the paper is actually discussing that gene. Because EuropePMC indexes most recent biomedical papers, even if they are not open access, some of the links may be to papers that you cannot read or that our computers cannot read. We query each of these identifiers that appears in the open access part of EuropePMC, as well as every locus tag that appears in the 500 most-referenced genomes, so that a gene may appear in the PaperBLAST results even though none of the papers that mention it are open access. We also incorporate text-mined links from EuropePMC that link open access articles to UniProt or RefSeq identifiers. (This yields some additional links because EuropePMC uses different heuristics for their text mining than we do.)

For every article that mentions a locus tag, a RefSeq protein identifier, or a UniProt accession, we try to select one or two snippets of text that refer to the protein. If we cannot get access to the full text, we try to select a snippet from the abstract, but unfortunately, unique identifiers such as locus tags are rarely provided in abstracts.

PaperBLAST also incorporates manually-curated protein functions:

Except for GeneRIF and ENA, the curated entries include a short curated description of the protein's function. For entries from BioLiP, the protein's function may not be known beyond binding to the ligand. Many of these entries also link to articles in PubMed.

For more information see the PaperBLAST paper (mSystems 2017) or the code. You can download PaperBLAST's database here.

Changes to PaperBLAST since the paper was written:

Many of these changes are described in Interactive tools for functional annotation of bacterial genomes.

Secrets

PaperBLAST cannot provide snippets for many of the papers that are published in non-open-access journals. This limitation applies even if the paper is marked as "free" on the publisher's web site and is available in PubmedCentral or EuropePMC. If a journal that you publish in is marked as "secret," please consider publishing elsewhere.

Omissions from the PaperBLAST Database

Many important articles are missing from PaperBLAST, either because the article's full text is not in EuropePMC (as for many older articles), or because the paper does not mention a protein identifier such as a locus tag, or because of PaperBLAST's heuristics. If you notice an article that characterizes a protein's function but is missing from PaperBLAST, please notify the curators at UniProt or add an entry to GeneRIF. Entries in either of these databases will eventually be incorporated into PaperBLAST. Note that to add an entry to UniProt, you will need to find the UniProt identifier for the protein. If the protein is not already in UniProt, you can ask them to create an entry. To add an entry to GeneRIF, you will need an NCBI Gene identifier, but unfortunately many prokaryotic proteins in RefSeq do not have corresponding Gene identifers.

References

PaperBLAST: Text-mining papers for information about homologs.
M. N. Price and A. P. Arkin (2017). mSystems, 10.1128/mSystems.00039-17.

Europe PMC in 2017.
M. Levchenko et al (2017). Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gkx1005.

Gene indexing: characterization and analysis of NLM's GeneRIFs.
J. A. Mitchell et al (2003). AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2003:460-464.

UniProt: the universal protein knowledgebase.
The UniProt Consortium (2016). Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gkw1099.

BRENDA in 2017: new perspectives and new tools in BRENDA.
S. Placzek et al (2017). Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gkw952.

The EcoCyc database: reflecting new knowledge about Escherichia coli K-12.
I. M. Keeseler et al (2016). Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gkw1003.

The MetaCyc database of metabolic pathways and enzymes.
R. Caspi et al (2018). Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gkx935.

CharProtDB: a database of experimentally characterized protein annotations.
R. Madupu et al (2012). Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gkr1133.

The carbohydrate-active enzymes database (CAZy) in 2013.
V. Lombard et al (2014). Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gkt1178.

The Transporter Classification Database (TCDB): recent advances
M. H. Saier, Jr. et al (2016). Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gkv1103.

REBASE - a database for DNA restriction and modification: enzymes, genes and genomes.
R. J. Roberts et al (2015). Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gku1046.

Deep annotation of protein function across diverse bacteria from mutant phenotypes.
M. N. Price et al (2016). bioRxiv, 10.1101/072470.

by Morgan Price, Arkin group
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory