Glucocorticoid resistance in asthma is associated with elevated in vivo expression of the glucocorticoid receptor β-isoform

AR Sousa, SJ Lane, JA Cidlowski, DZ Staynov… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2000 - Elsevier
β-isoform of the glucocorticoid receptor. Methods: We have measured expression of the α-
and β-glucocorticoid receptor isoforms in … who are glucocorticoid sensitive and resistant after 9 …

… glucocorticoid receptor gene expression and lead to the accumulation of the dominant negative β isoform: a mechanism for the generation of glucocorticoid resistance

JC Webster, RH Oakley, CM Jewell… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
… dominant negative beta isoform of the glucocorticoid receptor thwarting the … isoform of the
human glucocorticoid receptor has also been seen in disease states resistant to glucocorticoid

Human glucocorticoid receptor isoform β: recent understanding of its potential implications in physiology and pathophysiology

T Kino, YA Su, GP Chrousos - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2009 - Springer
glucocorticoids are mediated by a ubiquitous intracellular receptor protein, the glucocorticoid
receptor (GR), which functions as a hormone-activated transcription factor of glucocorticoid

The physiology of human glucocorticoid receptor β (hGRβ) and glucocorticoid resistance

LJ LEWIS‐TUFFIN, JA Cidlowski - … of the New York Academy of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… hGRα and hGRβ are two isoforms of the human glucocorticoid receptor, which differ in the
structural composition of the carboxy-terminal end of the ligand-binding domain and therefore …

The dominant negative activity of the human glucocorticoid receptor β isoform: specificity and mechanisms of action

RH Oakley, CM Jewell, MR Yudt, DM Bofetiado… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
… natural and synthetic glucocorticoids to act on a target tissue and elicit specific biological
responses is dependent on the presence of the α isoform of the glucocorticoid receptor (GRα). …

The Human Glucocorticoid Receptor β Isoform: Expression, biochemical properties, and putative function (∗)

RH Oakley, M Sar, JA Cidlowski - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1996 - ASBMB
isoform that distinguishes it from hGRα. We demonstrate that hGRβ does not bind glucocorticoids
or … of hGRα is transcriptionally inactive on a glucocorticoid-responsive enhancer. It was …

Molecular mechanisms regulating glucocorticoid sensitivity and resistance

KL Gross, NZ Lu, JA Cidlowski - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2009 - Elsevier
… of glucocorticoid receptor isoforms from one gene. The potential role of glucocorticoid receptor
isoforms in … The proximal and distal regions of exon 9 are denoted α and β, respectively. …

Discovery of a functional glucocorticoid receptor β-isoform in zebrafish

MJM Schaaf, D Champagne, IHC van Laanen… - …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
… It has been suggested that this receptor isoform is involved in the induction of glucocorticoid
… the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), a steroid receptor that is a member of the nuclear receptor

Exploring the molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoid receptor action from sensitivity to resistance

S Ramamoorthy, JA Cidlowski - Hormone Resistance and …, 2013 - karger.com
… contain exons 1-8 with different version of exon 9, exon 9α and -β, respectively. The two …
Gerdes and colleagues reported preliminary results showing a possible role for the γ-isoform in …

Expression and subcellular distribution of the β-isoform of the human glucocorticoid receptor

RH Oakley, JC Webster, M Sar, CR Parker Jr… - …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
… regulating target cell responsiveness to glucocorticoids. High levels of hGRβ would confer
glucocorticoid resistance and low levels of hGRβ would confer glucocorticoid hypersensitivity. …