Activation of follistatin promoter by GnRH in LβT2 gonadotroph cells

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-235

  Kihara, Sachiko ^a   Yamamoto, Hideyuki ^a   Ohba, Takashi ^a   Shimasaki, Shunichi ^b   Okamura, Hitoshi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Follistatin; GnRH; Gonadotroph cells; MAP kinase; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; ALANINE; CALPHOSTIN C; FOLLISTATIN; GENISTEIN; GONADORELIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE ACTIVATION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; MYRISTYLATION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MAP KINASE KINASE 1; MAP KINASE KINASE KINASE 2; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RATS; RECEPTORS, LHRH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 33645841346     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.53.225     Document Type: Article

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