Nurr1-RXR heterodimers mediate RXR ligand-induced signaling in neuronal cells

Genes and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3036-3047

  Wallén Mackenzie, Åsa ^a   De Urquiza, Alexander Mata ^a   Petersson, Susanna ^a   Rodriguez, Francisco J ^b   Friling, Stina ^a   Wagner, Joseph ^b   Ordentlich, Peter ^c   Lengqvist, Johan ^a   Heyman, Richard A ^c   Arenas, Ernest ^b   Perlmann, Thomas ^a,b  

^a LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c EXELIXIS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine neurons; Neuronal survival; Nuclear receptor; Orphan receptor; Retinoid X receptor

Indexed keywords

DIMER; LIGAND; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR RELATED FACTOR 1; RETINOID X RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EMBRYO; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIOCARCINOMA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOPAMINE AGENTS; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; LIGANDS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RATS; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID X RECEPTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRETINOIN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 2942655572     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.276003     Document Type: Article

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