Androgen activation of the sterol regulatory element-binding protein pathway: Current insights

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2265-2277

  Heemers, Hannelore V ^a,b   Verhoeven, Guido ^a   Swinnen, Johannes V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GROWTH FACTOR; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEOMICS; SHORT SURVEY; UPREGULATION;

ANDROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LIPOGENESIS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 33749356751     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: 08888809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2005-0479     Document Type: Short Survey

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