Global gene expression analysis in human uterine epithelial cells defines new targets of glucocorticoid and estradiol antagonism

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Whirledge, Shannon ^a   Xu, Xiaojiang ^a   Cidlowski, John A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial cells; ESR1; Estrogen receptor; Glucocorticoid receptor; Microarray; NR3C1; Uterus

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 12 RECEPTOR BETA1; INTERLEUKIN 16; INTERLEUKIN 23P19; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEFT RIGHT DETERMINATION FACTOR 1; NR3 C1 PROTEIN; NUCLEAR FACTOR; NUCLEAR FACTOR OF KAPPA LIGHT CHAIN INHIBITOR ALPHA; THROMBOPOIETIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RELATED APOPTOSIS INDUCING LIGAND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESR1; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MICROARRAY; NR3C1; UTERUS;

CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; UTERUS;

EID: 84888269828     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.111054     Document Type: Article

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