Article
Glucocorticoid receptor mutants: man-made tools for functional research.
Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM - 1 Aug 2011
Beck Ilse M, De Bosscher Karolien, Haegeman Guy
Abstract excerpt
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that can bind to glucocorticoids (GCs). Upon ligand binding, GR sheds its cytoplasmic chaperoning complex and translocates to the nucleus, where it can act as a ligand-dependent transcription factor, transactivating or transrepressing specific gene promoters. Often, GR interacts with specific cofactors to implement a variety of gene...
Topics
- Animals
- Humans
- Mutation
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid
