Glucocorticoids induce the expression of the leptin gene through a non- classical mechanism of transcriptional activation

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 619-626

  De Vos, Piet ^a   Lefebvre, Anne Marie ^a   Shrivo, Iris ^a   Fruchart, Jean Charles ^a   Auwerx, Johan ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

CCAAT enhancer binding protein; Gene expression; Glucocorticoid receptor; Nuclear receptors; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; NUCLEAR FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROADIPOCYTE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032080257     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2530619.x     Document Type: Article

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