該基因編碼核受體過氧化物酶體增殖激活受體（ppar）亞家族的一個成員。ppar與維甲酸x受體（rxrs）形成異二聚體，這些異二聚體調節各種基因的轉錄。已知三種ppar亞型：pparα、pparδ和pparγ。該基因編碼的蛋白是pparγ，是脂肪細胞分化的調節因子。此外，pparγ還與許多疾病的病理學有關，包括肥胖、糖尿病、動脈粥樣硬化和癌癥。另外，還描述了編碼不同亞型的剪接轉錄變體。[由RefSeq提供，2008年7月]
This gene encodes a member of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) subfamily of nuclear receptors. PPARs form heterodimers with retinoid X receptors (RXRs) and these heterodimers regulate transcription of various genes. Three subtypes of PPARs are known: PPAR-alpha, PPAR-delta, and PPAR-gamma. The protein encoded by this gene is PPAR-gamma and is a regulator of adipocyte differentiation. Additionally, PPAR-gamma has been implicated in the pathology of numerous diseases including obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis and cancer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]