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The activity of the androgen receptor variant AR-V7 is regulated by FOXO1 in a PTEN-PI3K-AKT-dependent way.
The Prostate - 15 Feb 2013
Mediwala Sanjay N, Sun Huiying, Szafran Adam T, Hartig Sean M, Sonpavde Guru, Hayes Teresa G, Thiagarajan Perumal, Mancini Michael A, Marcelli Marco
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BACKGROUND: The androgen receptor (AR) AR-V7 splice isoform is a constitutively active outlaw transcription factor. Transition of prostate cancer (PC) to the castration-resistant phenotype correlates with AR-V7 accumulation, suggesting that PC progression in patients refractory to conventional therapy is due to the activity of this AR isoform. The mechanism of AR-V7 constitutive activation is not known. METHODS:...
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