Transcriptional regulation of translocator protein (Tspo) via a SINE B2-mediated natural antisense transcript in MA-10 leydig cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Fan, Jinjiang ^a,b   Papadopoulos, Vassilios ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hormone regulation; Natural antisense transcript (NAT); SINE B2 element; Steroid biosynthesis; Transcriptional regulation; Translocator protein (18 kda; Tspo)

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; CYCLIC AMP; MALONYL COENZYME A; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; TRANSLOCATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BZRP PROTEIN, MOUSE; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; KIDNEY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT INTERSPERSED REPEAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYCLIC AMP; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KIDNEY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTORS, GABA; RNA, ANTISENSE; SHORT INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS; STEROIDS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84864015137     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.097535     Document Type: Article

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