Gonadotropin-releasing hormone: Regulation of the GnRH gene

FEBS Journal

Volumn 275, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 5458-5478

  Lee, Vien H Y ^a   Lee, Leo T O ^a   Chow, Billy K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Follicle stimulating hormone; GnRH; Gonadotropin; Luteinizing hormone; PKC signalling; Progesterone; Promoter; Steroid hormone; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; ESTROGEN; G BOX BINDING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN 1; GONADORELIN 2; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GONADOTROPIN; INSULIN; MELATONIN; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN AP 1; PROTEIN AP 4; PROTEIN BRN2; PROTEIN DLX2; PROTEIN FOS; PROTEIN KINASE C; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR ALPHA; RETINOID X RECEPTOR ALPHA; SEX HORMONE; STEROID HORMONE; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GAMETOGENESIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 54849421553     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06676.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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