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Transcriptional regulation of human CYP11A1 in gonads and adrenals.
Journal of biomedical science - 1 Jul 2007
Guo Ing-Cherng, Shih Meng-Chun, Lan Hsin-Chieh, Hsu Nai-Chi, Hu Meng-Chun, Chung Bon-Chu
Abstract excerpt
The CYP11A1 gene encodes the cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, also termed cytochrome P450scc, which catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone in the first step of steroid biosynthesis in mitochondria. The adrenal- and gonad-selective, hormonally and developmentally regulated expression of CYP11A1 is principally driven by its 2.3 kb promoter. Multiple trans-acting factors like SF-1, Sp1, AP-2,...
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