Analysis of Androgen Receptor Activity by Reporter Gene Assays

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 776, Issue , 2011, Pages 71-80

  Makkonen, Harri ^a   Jääskeläinen, Tiina ^a   Rytinki, Miia M ^a   Palvimo, Jorma J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; androgen response element (ARE); cell culture; enhancer; luciferase; prostate cancer cell; reporter gene; transcription; transfection

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CERCOPITHECUS; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 80052957289     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-243-4_5     Document Type: Chapter

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