Article
Regulation of expression of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) gene: A central role for steroidogenic factor 1
1 Jan 1997
Abstract excerpt
Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) plays a critical role in regulating the rate-limiting step in steroid hormone synthesis, cholesterol side-chain cleavage. StAR gene expression is transcriptionally controlled in the gonads by gonadotropic hormones via a cAMP second message. We have begun to analyze factors responsible for the transcriptional activation of the StAR gene. The human StAR gene promoter...
