Glucocorticoids antagonize cAMP-induced star transcription in leydig cells through the orphan nuclear receptor NR4A1

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 165-175

  Martin, Luc J ^a   Tremblay, Jacques J ^a,b  

^a Université Laval   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; DEXAMETHASONE; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NR5A1; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NUR77; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REPRESSION; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RECEPTOR GENE; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSIENT TRANSFECTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BASE PAIRING; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, STEROID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 55749096020     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JME-07-0145     Document Type: Article

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