CALCITRIOL RECEPTORS
\kˈalsɪtɹɪˌɒl ɹɪsˈɛptəz], \kˈalsɪtɹɪˌɒl ɹɪsˈɛptəz], \k_ˈa_l_s_ɪ_t_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_l ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_p_t_ə_z]\
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Proteins, usually found in the cytoplasm, that specifically bind calcitriol, migrate to the nucleus, and regulate transcription of specific segments of DNA. Vitamin D is converted in the liver and kidney to calcitriol and ultimately acts through these receptors.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).