Gonadotropin-regulated testicular RNA helicase (GRTH/ DDX25) gene: Cell-specific expression and transcriptional regulation by androgen in transgenic mouse testis

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1142-1147

  Tsai Morris, Chon Hwa ^a   Sheng, Yi ^a   Gutti, Ravi ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Pickel, James ^b   Dufau, Maria L ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen regulation; Dead box RNA helicase; GRTH DDX25; Leydig cells; Testis; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; DEAD BOX PROTEIN; FLUTAMIDE; GONADOTROPIN REGULATED TESTICULAR RNA HELICASE; RNA HELICASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; FLUTAMIDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA HELICASES; TESTIS;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 77951726849     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22493     Document Type: Article

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