Alternative splicing converts the G-protein coupled follitropin receptor gene into a growth factor type I receptor: Implications for pleiotropic actions of the hormone

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-479

  Sairam, M R ^a   Jiang, L G ^a   Yarney, T A ^a   Khan, H ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimerization; DNA synthesis; FSH effects; Growth factor; Membrane localization; Single membrane receptor

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIMERIZATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TARGET CELL;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; TESTIS;

EID: 0030830375     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199712)48:4<471::AID-MRD7>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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