Replacement of alanine with asparagic acid at position 203 in human steroidogenic acute regulatory protein impairs the ability to enhance steroidogenesis in vitro

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 427-431

  Katsumata, Noriyuki ^a   Horikawa, Reiko ^b   Tanaka, Toshiaki ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

Congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia; Mutation; Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); FERREDOXIN NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; PREGNENOLONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALANINE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; ASPARAGINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; HUMANS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNENOLONE; STEROIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33745587527     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K05-174     Document Type: Article

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