LRH-1/NR5A2 cooperates with GATA factors to regulate inhibin α-subunit promoter activity

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 257-258, Issue , 2006, Pages 65-74

  Robert, Nicholas M ^a,b   Miyamoto, Yoko ^a,b   Taniguchi, Hiroaki ^a,b   Viger, Robert S ^a,b,c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre de recherche en biologie de la reproduction (CRBR)   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Hormone; Ovary; Testis; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GATA TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GATA6 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENES, REPORTER; INHIBINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33747880123     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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