FOXO1 transcription factor inhibits luteinizing hormone β gene expression in pituitary gonadotrope cells

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 40, 2012, Pages 33424-33435

  Arriola, David J ^a   Mayo, Susan L ^a   Skarra, Danalea V ^a   Benson, Courtney A ^a   Thackray, Varykina G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL TRANSCRIPTION; BINDING ELEMENTS; CANDIDATE GENES; CELLULAR LOCALIZATION; COMPLEX NETWORKS; CYTOPLASMIC LOCALIZATION; DNA BINDING DOMAIN; EARLY GROWTH; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTIONS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONAL SIGNALING; INSULIN SIGNALING; PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GENES; INSULIN; MAMMALS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

TRANSCRIPTION;

EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; GONADORELIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FKHR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA BINDING DOMAIN; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MALE; MICE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PITUITARY GLAND; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MURINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 84866904414     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.362103     Document Type: Article

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