Liver receptor homologue-1 is expressed in human steroidogenic tissues and activates transcription of genes encoding steroidogenic enzymes

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Sirianni, R ^a   Seely, J B ^a   Attia, G ^a   Stocco, D M ^a   Carr, B R ^a   Pezzi, V ^a   Rainey, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 11A1; LIVER RECEPTOR HOMOLOG 1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE; STEROID 17,20 LYASE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; STEROID HORMONE; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHOLESTEROL SIDE CHAIN CLEAVAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENDOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; LIVER; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEROID METABOLISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0036740418     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.174R013     Document Type: Article

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