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Sumoylation of the estrogen receptor alpha hinge region regulates its transcriptional activity.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2005
Sentis Stephanie, Le Romancer Murielle, Bianchin Claire, Rostan Marie-Claude, Corbo Laura
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The steroid hormone 17beta-estradiol (estrogen) plays a significant role in the normal physiology of the mammary gland and breast cancer development primarily through binding to its receptor, the estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha). ERalpha is a nuclear transcription factor undergoing different types of posttranslational modifications, i.e. phosphorylation, acetylation, and ubiquitination, which regulate its...
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