Non-classical testosterone signaling is mediated by a G-protein-coupled receptor interacting with Gnα11

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1843, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1172-1181

  Shihan, Mazen ^a   Bulldan, Ahmed ^a   Scheiner Bobis, Georgios ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; ATF 1; CREB; Erk1 2; Gn 11; GPCR; Signaling; Spermatogenic cell; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA 11; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ATF-1; CREB; ERK1/2; GNΑ11; GPCR; SIGNALING; SPERMATOGENIC CELL; TESTOSTERONE;

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GQ-G11; MALE; MICE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PHOSPHORYLATION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOCYTES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84896514803     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: 18792596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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