Acid ceramidase (ASAH1) is a global regulator of steroidogenic capacity and adrenocortical gene expression

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 228-243

  Lucki, Natasha C ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Sibali ^a   Wang, Elaine ^a   Merrill, Alfred H ^a   Sewer, Marion B ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID CERAMIDASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOCHROME P450 17; CYTOCHROME P450 1A2; HISTONE H3; HYDROCORTISONE; MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR; PRASTERONE; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; SPHINGOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPLASIA; LIPID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 84856294650     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2011-1150     Document Type: Article

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