Human glucocorticoid receptor isoform β: RRRRecent understanding of its potential implications in physiology and pathophysiology

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3435-3448

  Kino, Tomoshige ^a   Su, Yan A ^b   Chrousos, George P ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b GenProMarkers Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic to nuclear translocation; Glucocorticoid receptor; Ligand binding pocket; Microarray; Splicing isoform; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEXAMETHASONE; GENOMIC DNA; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR BETA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; MIFEPRISTONE;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DNA SPLICING; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GENE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR GENE; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NOSE POLYP; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

DANIO RERIO; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 70349881524     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0098-z     Document Type: Review

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