Inducible expression of protein kinase Cα suppresses steroidogenesis in Y-1 adrenocortical cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 3 44-3, 1998, Pages

  Reyland, Mary E ^a   Williams, David L ^b   White, Elizabeth K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adenosine 3',5'cyclic monophosphate regulation; Cholesterol side chain cleavage; Transcription

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450; PREGNENOLONE; PROTEIN KINASE C; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0031669307     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.275.3.c780     Document Type: Article

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