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The breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 regulates progesterone receptor signaling in mammary epithelial cells.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 2006
Ma Yongxian, Katiyar Pragati, Jones Laundette P, Fan Saijun, Zhang Yiyu, Furth Priscilla A, Rosen Eliot M
Abstract excerpt
The progesterone receptor (PR) plays roles in normal mammary development and breast cancer formation, where it may exert both stimulatory and inhibitory actions. Previously, the breast cancer susceptibility gene product BRCA1 was found to interact with and inhibit the transcriptional activity of estrogen receptor-alpha. In this study, we found that exogenous wild-type BRCA1 inhibited the activity of the PR in...
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