Molecular characterization and in-vitro hormonal requirements for expression of two casein genes from a marsupial.

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), transforming growth factor alpha (TGFalpha) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) induced cathepsin D gene expression and reporter gene activity in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells transiently transfected with a construct (pCD1) containing a -2576 to -124 cathepsin D gene promoter inse...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Wang F,Duan R,Chirgwin J,Safe SH

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble guanylyl cyclase is a cytosolic enzyme which catalyzes conversion of GTP to the second messenger cyclic GMP. The transcriptional regulation at the promoter levels of four soluble guanylyl cyclase subunits, termed alpha1, alpha2, beta1, and beta2, is largely unknown. In this study, we identified the transcripti...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Jiang Y,Stojilkovic SS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine prolactin cDNA clones were screened using antiserum against ovine prolactin from a cDNA library of porcine anterior pituitary, and their nucleotide sequences were determined by the chain-termination method. The nucleotide sequence of the 5' untranslated region and part of the signal peptide region were determi...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Kato Y,Hirai T,Kato T

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cDNA clones coding for rabbit prolactin were isolated from a pituitary library using a rat prolactin RNA probe. One cDNA contained 873 bases including the entire coding sequence of rabbit prolactin, its signal peptide and the 5' and 3' untranslated regions of 44 and 145 nucleotides respectively. The deduced amino acid...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Gabou L,Boisnard M,Gourdou I,Jammes H,Dulor JP,Djiane J

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary explants can be hormonally stimulated to mimic the biochemical changes that occur during lactogenesis. Previous studies using mammary explants concluded that the addition of exogenous macromolecules were required for mammary epithelial cells to remain viable in culture. The present study examines the survival ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Brennan AJ,Sharp JA,Lefèvre CM,Nicholas KR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic GHRH controls the release of GH from the pituitary gland and also acts as a growth factor in a variety of cancers. The mitogenetic activity of GHRH is exerted through the binding to the pituitary type receptor (pGHRH-R) and its splice variants, mainly SV1. The intracellular signaling pathways that are act...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Barabutis N,Siejka A,Schally AV,Block NL,Cai R,Varga JL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes is characterized by islet dysfunction resulting in hyperglycemia, which can then lead to further deterioration in islet function. A possible mechanism for hyperglycemia-induced islet dysfunction is the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGE). The DBA/2 mouse develops pancreatic islet dysf...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Kooptiwut S,Kebede M,Zraika S,Visinoni S,Aston-Mourney K,Favaloro J,Tikellis C,Thomas MC,Forbes JM,Cooper ME,Dunlop M,Proietto J,Andrikopoulos S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the fluorescent indicators 2',7'-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5'-(6')-carboxyfluorescein and Oxonol V to monitor intracellular pH (pHi) and cell membrane potential respectively, we have investigated the involvement of H(+)-dependent ATPase and H(+)-dependent K+ channels in the recovery of the rat thyroid cell strain FRTL...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Woods DJ,Soden J,Bidey SP

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In embryonic growth cartilage, Indian hedgehog (Ihh) and parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) participate in a negative feedback loop that regulates chondrocyte differentiation. Postnatally, this region undergoes major structural and functional changes. To explore the organization of the Ihh–PTHrP system in pos...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Chau M,Forcinito P,Andrade AC,Hegde A,Ahn S,Lui JC,Baron J,Nilsson O

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p160 coactivators, steroid receptor coactivator-1 (SRC-1), transcriptional intermediary factor-2 (TIF2) and receptor-associated coactivator-3 (RAC3), as well as the coactivator/integrator CBP, mediate estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha)-dependent gene expression. Although these coactivators are widely expressed, ERa...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Jaber BM,Mukopadhyay R,Smith CL

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to better quantify the molecular mechanisms regulating final oocyte maturation and spawning, complete coding sequences with partially or fully untranslated regions for the steroidogenic enzymes, cytochrome P450 aromatase and 20 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, were cloned from ovaries of Atlantic cod (Gadus...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mittelholzer C,Andersson E,Consten D,Hirai T,Nagahama Y,Norberg B

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prolactin cDNA was cloned from a cDNA expression library constructed from total RNA of bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) adenohypophyses by immunoscreening with antiserum against bullfrog prolactin. The cDNA clone thus obtained contained a 249 bp insert. Using this clone as a probe, plaque hybridizations were performed an...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Takahashi N,Yoshihama K,Kikuyama S,Yamamoto K,Wakabayashi K,Kato Y

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired insulin action has been associated with diabetes, dyslipidemia and atherosclerotic vascular disease. The expression of insulin resistance results from the interaction of environmental and genetic factors. Human hepatic lipase (HL) is a lipolytic enzyme that plays a role in the metabolism of several lipoprotei...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Gómez P,Pérez-Jiménez F,Marín C,Moreno JA,Gómez MJ,Bellido C,Pérez-Martínez P,Fuentes F,Paniagua JA,López-Miranda J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin is a cytokine secreted from adipose tissue at a rate commensurate with the size of the body's fat stores. In addition to its anorectic and thermogenic central actions, leptin is known to act on peripheral tissues, including the pancreatic beta-cell where it inhibits insulin secretion and reduces insulin transcr...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Morton NM,Emilsson V,de Groot P,Pallett AL,Cawthorne MA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful human embryo implantation requires a proper differentiation of endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) into decidual cells, during a process called decidualization. ESCs express specific molecules, such as prolactin, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) and connexin-43. Decidual cells are also in...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Duval F,Dos Santos E,Moindjie H,Serazin V,Swierkowski-Blanchard N,Vialard F,Dieudonné MN

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal placental function is well-established as a major cause for poor pregnancy outcome. Placental blood flow within the maternal uteroplacental compartment, the fetoplacental circulation or both is a vital factor in mediating placental function. Impairment in flow in either or both vasculatures is a significant r...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Li Y,Lorca RA,Su EJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analysed the expression of the IGF-I receptor gene in lymphocytes of patients with low levels of circulating IGF-I (four patients with isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) and one Laron-type dwarf (LTD)) in comparison with a control group exhibiting normal serum IGF-I levels and endocrine profiles. 125I-Labelled IGF-...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Eshet R,Werner H,Klinger B,Silbergeld A,Laron Z,LeRoith D,Roberts CT Jr

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical to an understanding of the control of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25D) activity is a molecular appreciation of the regulation of three genes, 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1), 25-hydroxyvitamin D-24-hydroxylase (CYP24) and vitamin D receptor (VDR). We now report the sensitivity, reproducibility...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Anderson PH,O'Loughlin PD,May BK,Morris HA

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relaxin is a peptide hormone which is produced in human reproductive tissues including the ovary and prostate gland. Little is known of the molecular events regulating relaxin gene transcription. We have studied this question using gene transfer of relaxin promoter/reporter gene constructs into a relaxin-expressing ce...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Gunnersen JM,Roche PJ,Tregear GW,Crawford RJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The constitutive expression of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase (25-(OH)D3-24-hydroxylase) activity has been studied in an adherent variant (Ad-HL60) of the human promyelomonocytic leukaemia cell line HL60. The Ad-HL60 cells have a more differentiated phenotype than the non-adherent cells from which they were deriv...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Hayes ME,Bayley D,Mawer EB

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two structurally and functionally related peptides, gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and neuromedin B (NMB) play critical roles in many physiological/pathological processes in mammals. However, the information regarding the expression and functionality of avian NMB, GRP and their receptors is limited. Here, we char...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mo C,Huang L,Cui L,Lv C,Lin D,Song L,Zhu G,Li J,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined fetal steroidogenic enzyme expression and function during pregnancy in the pig. Northern and Western analyses were performed to detect the cytochrome P450 enzyme 17 alpha-hydroxylase/17-20 lyase (P450c17) and that for cholesterol side-chain cleavage (P450scc), as well as 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehyd...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Conley AJ,Rainey WE,Mason JI

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen plays an important role in many physiological events including carcinogenesis and the development of human breast cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms of estrogen signaling in cancers have not been clarified hitherto and accurate therapeutic prediction of breast cancer is earnestly desired. We first carr...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Inoue A,Yoshida N,Omoto Y,Oguchi S,Yamori T,Kiyama R,Hayashi S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs are endogenous, conserved, and non-coding small RNAs that function as post-transcriptional regulators of fat development and adipogenesis. Adipogenic marker genes, such as CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (Cebpa), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (Pparg), adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (Ap2...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Chen C,Peng Y,Peng Y,Peng J,Jiang S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is secreted by the chief cells of the parathyroid gland in response to changes in ionized calcium (Ca(2+)) concentrations. In this study, we measured PTH secretion, and PTH mRNA and calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) mRNA expression by equine parathyroid chief cells in vitro. We also evaluated th...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Toribio RE,Kohn CW,Capen CC,Rosol TJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor malignancy is associated with the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process and resistance to chemotherapy. However, little is known about the relationship between the EMT and the multidrug-resistance gene in thyroid tumor progression. We investigated whether the expression of the ABCG2/BCRP gene is associ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mato E,González C,Moral A,Pérez JI,Bell O,Lerma E,de Leiva A

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A subset of over-expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) identified in parathyroid carcinomas (Ca) compared to normal glands belongs to C19MC, a cluster on chromosome 19q13.4 involved in stem cell biology and tumourigenesis. In this study, the expression of C19MC-MIR371-3 clusters and the molecular mechanisms presiding their mod...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Vaira V,Elli F,Forno I,Guarnieri V,Verdelli C,Ferrero S,Scillitani A,Vicentini L,Cetani F,Mantovani G,Spada A,Bosari S,Corbetta S

更新日期：2012-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and the complexity of breast carcinogenesis is associated with epigenetic modification. There are several major classes of epigenetic enzymes that regulate chromatin activity. This review will focus on the nine mammalian protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) and the dysr...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Wang SM,Dowhan DH,Muscat GEO

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoic acid (RA) and sodium butyrate (NaB) are regulators of cell growth and differentiation. We studied their effect on normal (SVC1) or v-Ki-ras-transformed (Ki-SVC1) rat seminal vesicle (SV) epithelial cell lines. The treatment of these cells with 10(-((7( M RA did not produce significant changes in the morpholog...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Buommino E,Pasquali D,Sinisi AA,Bellastella A,Morelli F,Metafora S

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urocortin (Ucn1), a member of the corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) family, has been reported to participate in inflammation. The increased expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM1) plays important roles in inflammation and immune responses. Our previous results demonstrated that Ucn1 significantly ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Wan R,Liu Y,Li L,Zhu C,Jin L,Li S

更新日期：2013-12-20 00:00:00