Origin of the response to adrenal and sex steroids: Roles of promiscuity and co-evolution of enzymes and steroid receptors

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-24

  Baker, Michael E ^a   Nelson, David R ^b   Studer, Romain A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11; 17 HSD; Aldosterone synthase; Amphioxus; Coelacanths; CYP11B1; CYP11B2; CYP450; Lamprey; Sharks; Steroid receptors; HSD

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; ANDROSTENEDIOL; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTISONE; CORTODOXONE; CYTOCHROME P450 17; DEHYDROCORTICOSTERONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE; STEROID RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; CELL RECEPTOR; CYTOCHROME P450;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; BRANCHIOSTOMA; CARTILAGINOUS FISH; CATALYSIS; CEPHALOCHORDATA; CNIDARIA; COELACANTH; CYCLOSTOME; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GENE DUPLICATION; LAMPREY; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; STEROID HYDROXYLATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR;

EID: 84938848355     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.10.020     Document Type: Review

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