Transcriptional activation of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) gene: GATA-4 and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β confer synergistic responsiveness in hormone-treated rat granulosa and HEK293 cell models

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 252, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 92-101

  Silverman, Eran ^a   Yivgi Ohana, Natalie ^a   Sher, Noa ^a   Bell, Michal ^a   Eimerl, Sarah ^a   Orly, Joseph ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

C EBP ; GATA 4; Granulosa; HEK293 cells; Ovary; StAR promoter

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN BETA; DNA; E1A PROTEIN; FOLLITROPIN; LIVER ENRICHED INHIBITING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN FOG 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; REPORTER GENE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN GENE;

ANIMALS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN-BETA; CELL LINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENES, REPORTER; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33745183579     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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