Function of Estrogen-Related Receptor α in Human Endometrial Cancer
Author(s) -
Ai Watanabe,
Yoshiyuki Kinoshita,
Kenichi Hosokawa,
Taisuke Mori,
Takeshi Yamaguchi,
Hideo Honjo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-1990
Subject(s) - estrogen receptor , estrogen receptor beta , estrogen related receptor gamma , nuclear receptor , estrogen receptor alpha , estrogen related receptor alpha , hormone response element , estrogen , cancer research , orphan receptor , endometrial cancer , transcription factor , receptor , biology , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , breast cancer , endocrinology , cancer , gene , genetics
The estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRalpha) is an orphan member of the nuclear receptor superfamily that is closely related to estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha). ERRalpha binds an estrogen response element (ERE), directly competes with ERalpha for binding ERE, and represses ERE-dependent transcription in MCF-7 cells, ER-positive breast cancer cells.
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