GAS6 is an estrogen-inducible gene in mammary epithelial cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 353, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 189-194

  Mo, Rigen ^a   Tony Zhu, Yiwei ^a   Zhang, Zhongyi ^a   Rao, Sambasiva M ^a   Zhu, Yi Jun ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrogen receptor; GAS6; Mammary gland

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GROWTH ARREST SPECIFIC PROTEIN 6;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGENS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 33845634396     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.018     Document Type: Article

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