FOXL2 is involved in the synergy between activin and progestins on the follicle-stimulating hormone β-subunit promoter

Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2023-2033

  Ghochani, Yasmin ^a   Saini, Jasjit K ^a   Mellon, Pamela L ^a   Thackray, Varykina G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SMAD PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXL2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GONADOTROPHS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MICE; PROGESTINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84859395389     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1763     Document Type: Article

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