Progesterone action in endometrial cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and breast cancer

JJ Kim, T Kurita, SE Bulun - Endocrine reviews, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Progesterone receptor (PR) mediates the actions of the ovarian steroid progesterone, which
together with estradiol regulates gonadotropin secretion, prepares the endometrium for …

International union of basic and clinical pharmacology CXIII: Nuclear receptor superfamily—Update 2023

TP Burris, IMS de Vera, I Cote, CA Flaveny… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The NR superfamily comprises 48 transcription factors in humans that control a plethora of
gene network programs involved in a wide range of physiologic processes. This review will …

Proceedings from the Third National Institutes of Health International Congress on Advances in Uterine Leiomyoma Research: comprehensive review, conference …

JH Segars, EC Parrott, JD Nagel… - Human reproduction …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Uterine fibroids are the most common gynecologic tumors in women of
reproductive age yet the etiology and pathogenesis of these lesions remain poorly …

Nucleosome-driven transcription factor binding and gene regulation

C Ballaré, G Castellano, L Gaveglia, S Althammer… - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
Elucidating the global function of a transcription factor implies the identification of its target
genes and genomic binding sites. The role of chromatin in this context is unclear, but the …

[HTML][HTML] A Gata2-dependent transcription network regulates uterine progesterone responsiveness and endometrial function

CA Rubel, SP Wu, L Lin, T Wang, RB Lanz, X Li… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Altered progesterone responsiveness leads to female infertility and cancer, but underlying
mechanisms remain unclear. Mice with uterine-specific ablation of GATA binding protein 2 …

Phosphorylated progesterone receptor isoforms mediate opposing stem cell and proliferative breast cancer cell fates

TH Truong, AR Dwyer, CH Diep, H Hu… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Progesterone receptors (PRs) are key modifiers of estrogen receptor (ER) target genes and
drivers of luminal breast cancer progression. Total PR expression, rather than isoform …

PDK4 inhibits cardiac pyruvate oxidation in late pregnancy

LX Liu, GC Rowe, S Yang, J Li, F Damilano… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Pregnancy profoundly alters maternal physiology. The heart hypertrophies during
pregnancy, but its metabolic adaptations, are not well understood. Objective: To determine …

Next-generation transcriptome sequencing of the premenopausal breast epithelium using specimens from a normal human breast tissue bank

I Pardo, HA Lillemoe, RJ Blosser, MR Choi… - Breast Cancer …, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Our efforts to prevent and treat breast cancer are significantly impeded by a lack
of knowledge of the biology and developmental genetics of the normal mammary gland. In …

Recreating the female reproductive tract in vitro using iPSC technology in a linked microfluidics environment

MM Laronda, JE Burdette, JJ Kim… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2013 - Springer
The female reproductive tract produces hormones for reproductive function and
cardiovascular, bone and sexual health; the tract supplies a finite number of gametes, and it …

Gene expression changes in uterine myomas in response to ulipristal acetate treatment

GE Courtoy, J Donnez, J Ambroise, P Arriagada… - Reproductive …, 2018 - Elsevier
Research question Does ulipristal acetate (UPA) modify the expression of genes related to
apoptosis or the extracellular matrix in uterine myomas and are any modifications …