Nuclear hormone receptor that can act as a repressor or activator of transcription. High affinity receptor for thyroid hormones, including triiodothyronine and thyroxine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12699376, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14673100, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16781732, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17418816, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18237438, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18798561, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19926848}. This is the function of ENSG00000151090 (THRB, thyroid hormone receptor beta).