Exactly the same but different: promiscuity and diversity in the molecular mechanisms of action of the aryl hydrocarbon (dioxin) receptor

MS Denison, AA Soshilov, G He… - Toxicological …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Ah receptor (AhR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that mediates a
wide range of biological and toxicological effects that result from exposure to a structurally …

Sex, hormones and neurogenesis in the hippocampus: hormonal modulation of neurogenesis and potential functional implications

LAM Galea, SR Wainwright, MM Roes… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The hippocampus is an area of the brain that undergoes dramatic plasticity in response to
experience and hormone exposure. The hippocampus retains the ability to produce new …

The homeodomain protein HOXB13 regulates the cellular response to androgens

JD Norris, CY Chang, BM Wittmann, RS Kunder, H Cui… - Molecular cell, 2009 - cell.com
HOXB13 is a member of the homeodomain family of sequence-specific transcription factors
and, together with the androgen receptor (AR), plays a critical role in the normal …

Peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptors and cancer: challenges and opportunities

J Youssef, M Badr - British journal of pharmacology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptors (PPARs), members of the nuclear hormone
receptor superfamily, function as transcription factors and modulators of gene expression …

Shaping chromatin states in prostate cancer by pioneer transcription factors

W Hankey, Z Chen, Q Wang - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
The androgen receptor (AR) is a critical therapeutic target in prostate cancer that responds
to antagonists in primary disease, but inevitably becomes reactivated, signaling onset of the …

Androgen receptor biology in triple negative breast cancer: a case for classification as AR+ or quadruple negative disease

VN Barton, NC D'Amato, MA Gordon… - Hormones and …, 2015 - Springer
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer subtype that lacks
estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 …

New concepts in pharmacological efficacy at 7 TM receptors: IUPHAR R eview 2

T Kenakin - British journal of pharmacology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The present‐day concept of drug efficacy has changed completely from its original
description as the property of agonists that causes tissue activation. The ability to visualize …

The molecular mechanisms underlying the pharmacological actions of estrogens, SERMs and oxysterols: implications for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis

ER Nelson, SE Wardell, DP McDonnell - Bone, 2013 - Elsevier
Estrogen therapy and hormone therapy are effective options for the prevention and
treatment of osteoporosis, although because of their significant side effect profile, long term …

The significance of cholesterol and its metabolite, 27-hydroxycholesterol in breast cancer

ER Nelson - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2018 - Elsevier
Although significant advances in the treatment of breast cancer have been made, in
particular in the use of endocrine therapy, de novo and aquired resistance to therapy, and …

Minireview: Not picking pockets: nuclear receptor alternate-site modulators (NRAMs)

TW Moore, CG Mayne… - Molecular …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Because of their central importance in gene regulation and mediating the actions of many
hormones, the nuclear receptors (NRs) have long been recognized as very important …