Induction of GH, PRL, and TSHβ mRNA by transfection of Pit-1 in a human pituitary adenoma-derived cell line

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-277

  Miyai, Shunsuke ^a   Yoshimura, Shinichi ^b   Iwasaki, Yasumasa ^c   Takekoshi, Susumu ^a   Lloyd, Ricardo V ^d   Osamura, Robert Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Glycoprotein subunit; Human; Pit 1; Pituitary adenomas; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ADENOVIRUS; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADENOMA; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL LINEAGE; GATA2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; THYROTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1;

ADENOVIRIDAE;

EID: 27944503012     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-005-0033-z     Document Type: Article

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