Pax6 represses androgen receptor-mediated transactivation by inhibiting recruitment of the coactivator SPBP.

The androgen receptor (AR) has a central role in development and maintenance of the male reproductive system and in the etiology of prostate cancer. The transcription factor Pax6 has recently been reported to act as a repressor of AR and to be hypermethylated in prostate cancer cells. SPBP is a tran...

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Main Authors: Julianne Elvenes, Ernst Ivan Simon Thomassen, Sylvia Sagen Johnsen, Katrine Kaino, Eva Sjøttem, Terje Johansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3174178?pdf=render