The faah gene is the first direct target of estrogen in the testis: Role of histone demethylase LSD1

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 4177-4190

  Grimaldi, Paola ^a   Pucci, Mariangela ^b   Di Siena, Sara ^a   Di Giacomo, Daniele ^a   Pirazzi, Valentina ^b   Geremia, Raffaele ^a   MacCarrone, Mauro ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocannabinoids; Estrogen; FAAH; LSD1; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; HISTONE DEMETHYLASE; HISTONE LYSINE DEMETHYLASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERTOLI CELL;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONES; MALE; METHYLATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES, N-DEMETHYLATING; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SERTOLI CELLS;

EID: 84870676864     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1074-6     Document Type: Article

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