Cloning and characterization of cDNAs encoding steroidogenic acute regulatory protein from freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygon spp.).

abstract：:The diagnosis of conventional and oncocytic poorly differentiated (oPD) thyroid carcinomas is difficult. The aim of this study is to characterise their largely unknown miRNA expression profile and to compare it with well-differentiated thyroid tumours, as well as to identify miRNAs which could potentially serve as dia...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Dettmer MS,Perren A,Moch H,Komminoth P,Nikiforov YE,Nikiforova MN

更新日期：2014-03-06 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 effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3; 10 nmol/l) on the human monomyelocytic cell line U937 were investigated. Addition of 1,25-(OH)2D3 led to a decrease in cell proliferation which fell at 72 h to 67.8 +/- 4.3% (mean +/- S.E.M.) of control values. The presence of CD14, a surface marker found on matur...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Karmali R,Bhalla AK,Farrow SM,Williams MM,Lal S,Lydyard PM,O'Riordan JL

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activins are cytokines of the transforming growth factor beta family, which plays a central role in the determination of cell fate and the regulation of tissue balance. Family members are composed of two subunits and this dimerization is critical for liganding their cognate receptors and execution of proper functions....

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Vejda S,Cranfield M,Peter B,Mellor SL,Groome N,Schulte-Hermann R,Rossmanith W

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique characteristic of the primate adrenal is the ability to produce 19-carbon steroids, often called the adrenal androgens. Although it is clear that the major human adrenal androgens, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA sulfate (DHEA-S), are produced almost solely in the adrenal reticularis, the mechanisms re...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Sirianni R,Carr BR,Andò S,Rainey WE

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormones are dynamically collected by fenestrated capillaries to generate pulses, which are then decoded by target tissues to mount a biological response. To generate hormone pulses, endocrine systems have evolved mechanisms to tightly regulate blood perfusion and oxygenation, coordinate endocrine cell responses to se...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Schaeffer M,Hodson DJ,Lafont C,Mollard P

更新日期：2011-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Barrett's oesophagus (BO) and oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) are regarded as complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, although all the factors that contribute to the development of these lesions are unknown. Acid suppressive drugs are widely used for symptomatic therapy of reflux disease but may induce hy...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Beales IL,Ogunwobi OO

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid hormone (PTH), a powerful bone-resorbing agent, is capable of stimulating interstitial collagenase (MMP-13) mRNA production in osteoblastic cells. In this study, a PEA3 consensus binding sequence (-80; AGGAAGT) in addition to a 'TRE-like' sequence (-89; CGACTCA) in the 5' upstream regulatory region of the ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Quinn CO,Rajakumar RA,Agapova OA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether insulin, at physiological concentrations, has direct effects on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) remains controversial. Our aim was to characterize the mechanism for insulin resistance in VSMCs. For comparison, the effects of IGF1 and IGF2 were also studied. Cultured human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMC...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Chisalita SI,Johansson GS,Liefvendahl E,Bäck K,Arnqvist HJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/steroid Delta(5)-Delta(4)-isomerase (3beta-HSD/isomerase) is a bifunctional, single enzyme protein that is membrane-bound in the endoplasmic reticulum (microsomes) and mitochondria of cells in the placenta (type I) and in the adrenals and gonads (type II). Two membrane-binding ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Thomas JL,Evans BW,Blanco G,Mason JI,Strickler RC

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is synthesized from a precursor, which includes the PACAP-related peptide (PRP; formerly known as GHRH-like peptide). PRP can act as a hypophysiotropic factor in teleosts by stimulating GH secretion. However, no information points to this peptide as a regulato...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Levy G,Degani G

更新日期：2011-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that insulin-like growth factor-binding protein (IGFBP-2), a modulator of the actions of IGFs, also has IGF-independent effects in human tumor cell lines. These involve specific binding of IGFBP-2 to alpha5beta1-integrin, followed by alterations in the phosphorylation status of downstream signaling m...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Frommer KW,Reichenmiller K,Schutt BS,Hoeflich A,Ranke MB,Dodt G,Elmlinger MW

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human progesterone receptor (PR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor and two isoforms, (PRA and PRB), can be distinguished. PROGINS, a PR polymorphic variant, affects PRA and PRB and acts as a risk-modulating factor in several gynaecological disorders. Little is known about the functional consequences of th...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Romano A,Delvoux B,Fischer DC,Groothuis P

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretion of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) by sheep fetal parathyroid glands is reported to be an important factor in the maintenance of a placental calcium pump. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the developing rat parathyroid glands express PTHrP or parathyroid hormone (PTH), or bot...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Tucci J,Russell A,Senior PV,Fernley R,Ferraro T,Beck F

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human galanin (hGal) is an important neuro-modulator present in the brain, gastrointestinal system and the hypothalamo-pituitary axis. A specific receptor for hGal has been identified in various areas in human brain. A single class of high affinity binding sites was found on plasma membranes of the amygdala (Kd 0.23 n...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Walli R,Schäfer H,Morys-Wortmann C,Paetzold G,Nustede R,Schmidt WE

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. It affects approximately 5-10% of women of reproductive age. Endometriosis is associated with dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and, often, severe pelvic pain. In addition to pain, women with endometriosis often experience infertility. ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Cho YJ,Lee SH,Park JW,Han M,Park MJ,Han SJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cloning and characterization of the mouse TRH receptor (TRH-R) gene revealed an untranslated exon (exon 1), a single intron and an upstream dinucleotide repeat sequence (d(TG)16.d(AG)21) in the 5' untranslated region (UTR). The coding region was contained almost entirely on a second exon (exon 2), with the final a...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Duthie SM,Taylor PL,Eidne KA

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unliganded thyroid hormone receptors (apoTRs) repress transcription of hormone-activated genes by recruiting corepressors to the promoters. In contrast, on promoters containing so-called negative thyroid hormone response elements (nTREs), apoTRs activate transcription. A number of different molecular mechanisms have b...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Nygård M,Becker N,Demeneix B,Pettersson K,Bondesson M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is likely to be a multifactorial disease with an important genetic component. Animal models of genetic and experimentally induced obesity suggest that glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activity plays a role in the aetiology and maintenance of the obese state. Glucocorticoid activity appears to be essential for the ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Weaver JU,Hitman GA,Kopelman PG

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (AII) receptors were identified in rat tissue membranes by specific binding of 125I-labelled AII. Using an isoelectric focusing technique, two forms of the high-affinity AII receptor were identified in rat adrenal zona glomerulosa and liver membranes. These migrated to isoelectric points (pI) 6.8 and 6....

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Jimenez E,Marsigliante S,Barker S,Hinson JP,Vinson GP

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that TRH is a potent stimulator of alpha-MSH secretion from frog pituitary melanotrophs. In order to determine the intracellular events responsible for TRH-evoked alpha-MSH release, we have investigated the effect of TRH on polyphosphoinositide breakdown in frog pars intermedia. Neur...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Desrues L,Tonon MC,Vaudry H

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most pro-neuropeptides are processed by the prohormone convertases, PC1 and PC2. We previously reported that changes in thyroid status altered anterior pituitary PC1 mRNA and this regulation was due to triiodothyronine (T(3))-dependent interaction of thyroid hormone receptor (TR) with negative thyroid hormone response...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Shen X,Li QL,Brent GA,Friedman TC

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined whether twice-daily intrauterine injections of ovine conceptus secretory proteins (oCSP) containing type-I trophoblast interferon (25 micrograms/uterine horn) from day 11 to day 15 post-oestrus (oestrus = day 0) could alter the binding capacities of endometrial receptors for oxytocin, progesteron...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mirando MA,Harney JP,Zhou Y,Ogle TF,Ott TL,Moffatt RJ,Bazer FW

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mouse, GH-binding protein (GHBP) and GH receptor (GHR) are encoded by a single gene via alternative splicing. We previously demonstrated that the steady-state levels of the GHR and GHBP mRNAs are significantly elevated in mouse liver during pregnancy. Hepatic GHR and GHBP mRNAs are associated primarily with one...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Ilkbahar YN,Southard JN,Talamantes F

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,25-(OH)2-Vitamin D3 (1,25-D3) and the thyroid hormone tri-iodothyronine (T3) were previously shown to behave as adipogenic agents in murine Ob17 preadipocytes. Moreover, these agents interfere with each other's action during adipocyte differentiation. T3 receptor (TR) expression and a downmodulation of T3 binding si...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Schneider L,El-Yazidi C,Dace A,Maraninchi M,Planells R,Margotat A,Torresani J

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin is important for optimal fetal and neonatal growth and development. Its continued availability is due, in part, to ongoing islet cell growth within the pancreas. IGFs and IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs) have been implicated as paracrine regulators of islet cell growth within the developing pancreas. The purpose ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Hogg J,Hill DJ,Han VK

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormones regulate growth, development, differentiation, and metabolic processes by interacting with and activating thyroid hormone receptors and associated pathways. We investigated the triiodothyronine (T3) modulation of gene expression, in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines, via a PCR-based cDNA subtr...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Lin KH,Chen CY,Chen SL,Yen CC,Huang YH,Shih CH,Shen JJ,Yang RC,Wang CS

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：:Progesterone's ability to maintain pregnancy in eutherian mammals highlighted this steroid as the 'hormone of pregnancy'. It was the unique 'pro-gestational' bioactivity of progesterone that enabled eventual purification of this ovarian steroid to crystalline form by Willard Myron Allen in the early 1930s. While a fun...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： DeMayo FJ,Lydon JP

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence indicates that central regulation of food intake is well conserved along the vertebrate lineage, at least between teleost fish and mammals. However, several differences arise in the comparison between both groups. In this review, we describe similarities and differences between teleost fish and mammals on an ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Soengas JL,Cerdá-Reverter JM,Delgado MJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00