Peripheral CLOCK regulates target-tissue glucocorticoid receptor transcriptional activity in a circadian fashion in man.

Circulating cortisol fluctuates diurnally under the control of the "master" circadian CLOCK, while the peripheral "slave" counterpart of the latter regulates the transcriptional activity of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) at local glucocorticoid target tissues through acetylatio...

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Main Authors: Evangelia Charmandari, George P Chrousos, George I Lambrou, Aikaterini Pavlaki, Hisashi Koide, Sinnie Sin Man Ng, Tomoshige Kino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3182238?pdf=render