A and B forms of the androgen receptor are present in human genital skin fibroblasts.

doi:10.1073/pnas.91.4.1234

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A and B forms of the androgen receptor are present in human genital skin fibroblasts.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Feb 1994

Wilson C M, McPhaul M J

Abstract excerpt

Two forms of the androgen receptor (AR) protein (apparent molecular masses, approximately 110 kDa and approximately 87 kDa) are present in human genital skin fibroblasts. The 87-kDa isoform (AR-A) contains an intact C terminus but lacks the normal N terminus found in the 110-kDa isoform (AR-B). A...

Topics

Blotting, Western
Cells, Cultured
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Fibroblasts
Gene Deletion
Genetic Variation
Genitalia
Glutamine
Humans
Peptide Fragments
Receptors, Androgen
Skin

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