Mitochondrial proteases act on STARD3 to activate progesterone synthesis in human syncytiotrophoblast

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1850, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 107-117

  Esparza Perusquía, Mercedes ^a   Olvera Sánchez, Sofía ^a   Flores Herrera, Oscar ^a   Flores Herrera, Héctor ^b   Guevara Flores, Alberto ^a   Pardo, Juan Pablo ^a   Espinosa García, María Teresa ^a   Martínez, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Human syncytiotrophoblast mitochondria; Mitochondrial metalloprotease; Progesterone synthesis; STARD3 protein

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; 22 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; METALLOPROTEINASE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEASE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN STARD3; PROTEINASE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1,10-PHENANTHROLINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PHENANTHROLINE DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; STARD3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRION; PH; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; WESTERN BLOTTING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLACENTA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREGNANCY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TROPHOBLAST;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHENANTHROLINES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEOLYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84908432731     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: 18728006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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