The effects of 17b-estradiol in cancer are mediated by estrogen receptor signaling at the plasma membrane
Two different isoforms of the estrogen receptors (i.e., ERα and ERβ) mediate pleiotropic 17β-estradiol (E2)-induced cellular effects. The ERs are principally localized in the nucleus where they act by globally modifying the expression of the E2-target genes. The premise that E2 effects are exclusive...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2011.00030/full |