Repression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) gene expression by melatonin may involve transcription factors COUP-TFI and C/EBP beta binding at the GnRH enhancer

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 63-72

  Gillespie, Julia M A ^a   Roy, Deboleena ^b   Cui, Hong ^a   Belsham, Denise D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; GT1 7 Neurons; Melatonin; Melatonin receptors; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CHICKEN OVALBUMIN UPSTREAM PROMOTER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GONADORELIN; MELATONIN; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN C JUN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL LINE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENHANCER REGION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN-BETA; CELLS, CULTURED; COUP TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR I; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MELATONIN; NEURONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 1542313846     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076629     Document Type: Article

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