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Ligand-independent activation of oestrogen receptor alpha by caveolin-1.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Oct 2001
Schlegel A, Wang C, Pestell R G, Lisanti M P
Abstract excerpt
Expression of caveolin-1 in the human mammary adenocarcinoma cell line MCF-7 causes ligand-independent concentration of oestrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) in the nucleus, and potentiates ligand-independent and ligand-dependent transcription from an oestrogen response element-driven reporter gene. Furthermore, caveolin-1 co-immunoprecipitates with ERalpha [Schlegel, Wang, Katzenellenbogen, Pestell and Lisanti...
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