Estrogen receptor-β regulates human tryptophan hydroxylase-2 through an estrogen response element in the 5′ untranslated region

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 487-495

  Hiroi, Ryoko ^a,b   Handa, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diarylpropionitrile; estradiol; estrogen receptor beta; estrogen response element; luciferase reporter; serotonin

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; DIARYLPROPIONITRILE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; LUCIFERASE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE 2;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TPH2 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DIARYLPROPIONITRILE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGEN RESPONSE ELEMENT; LUCIFERASE REPORTER; SEROTONIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRILES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROPIONATES; RATS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84887033750     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12401     Document Type: Article

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