Regulation of aromatase by nuclear receptors

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 1-5, 2001, Pages 187-192

  Yanase, Toshihiko ^a   Mu, Yi Ming ^a   Nishi, Yoshihiro ^a   Goto, Kiminobu ^a   Nomura, Masatoshi ^a   Okabe, Taijirou ^a   Takayanagi, Ryoichi ^a   Nawata, Hajime ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase activity; Estrogen; Nuclear receptors

Indexed keywords

4 [2 (5,6,7,8 TETRAHYDRO 5,5,8,8 TETRAMETHYL 2 NAPHTHYL) 1 PROPENYL]BENZOIC ACID; 6 [1 (5,6,7,8 TETRAHYDRO 3,5,5,8,8 PENTAMETHYL 2 NAPHTHYL)CYCLOPROPYL]NICOTINIC ACID; AROMATASE; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CYTOCHROME P450; LIGAND; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; TROGLITAZONE; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

BIOASSAY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FERTILIZATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REDUCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA STABILITY;

AROMATASE; BENZOATES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHOLECALCIFEROL; CHROMANS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; NICOTINIC ACIDS; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID X RECEPTORS; RETINOIDS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES; THIAZOLES; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 0035715676     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(01)00161-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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