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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Karin Edvardsson
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3176 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) 20110414 6
Several studies suggest estrogen to be protective against the development of colon cancer. Estrogen receptor β (ERβ) is the predominant estrogen receptor expressed in colorectal epithelium and is the main candidate to mediate the protective effects. We have previously shown that expression of ERβ reduces growth of colorectal cancer in xenografts. Little is known of the actions of ERβ and its effect on gene transcription in colon cancers. To dissect the processes that ERβ mediates and to investig ...[more]