Human forkhead L2 represses key genes in granulosa cell differentiation including aromatase, P450scc, and cyclin D2

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 353-356

  Bentsi Barnes, Ikuko K ^a   Kuo, Fang Ting ^a   Barlow, Gillian M ^a   Pisarska, Margareta D ^a,b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYCLIN D2; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXL2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS PTOSIS EPICANTHUS INVERSUS SYNDROME TYPE 1; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EYELID DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CYCLIN D2; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77952542380     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.050     Document Type: Article

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