ERβ shifts from mitochondria to nucleus during estrogen-induced neoplastic transformation of human breast epithelial cells and is involved in estrogen-induced synthesis of mitochondrial respiratory chain proteins

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1773, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1732-1746

  Chen, Jin Qiang ^a   Russo, Patricia A ^a   Cooke, Carol ^b   Russo, Irma H ^a   Russo, Jose ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor ; Human breast epithelial cell; Mitochondrial estrogen receptor; Mitochondrial respiratory chain protein; Specific siRNA for ER

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE SUBUNIT II; DIARYLPROPIONITRILE; NITRILE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MUS;

ANIMALS; BREAST; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; NITRILES; PROPIONATES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 36549084618     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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