Structure–function relationship of estrogen receptor α and β: Impact on human health

P Ascenzi, A Bocedi, M Marino - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
17β-Estradiol (E2) controls many aspects of human physiology, including development,
reproduction and homeostasis, through regulation of the transcriptional activity of its cognate …

Estrogen receptors: structure, mechanisms and function

SC Hewitt, KS Korach - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2002 - Springer
The biological effects of estrogen (E) in mammalian target tissues are important for
numerous physiological processes. E is known to induce responses in the reproductive tract …

Susceptibility of estrogen receptor rapid responses to xenoestrogens: Physiological outcomes

M Marino, M Pellegrini, P La Rosa, F Acconcia - Steroids, 2012 - Elsevier
17β-Estradiol (E2) binding induces rapid modification in the conformation of its cognate
receptors (ie, ERα and ERβ). These allosteric changes allow the association of ERs with cell …

Quantitative structure-activity relationship of various endogenous estrogen metabolites for human estrogen receptor α and β subtypes: Insights into the structural …

BT Zhu, GZ Han, JY Shim, Y Wen, XR Jiang - Endocrinology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
To search for endogenous estrogens that may have preferential binding affinity for human
estrogen receptor (ER) α or β subtype and also to gain insights into the structural …

Estrogen receptor action

S Nilsson, JA Gustafsson - Critical reviews™ in eukaryotic gene …, 2002 - dl.begellhouse.com
Today we have to consider the existence of two estrogen receptors, a and b, in our attempts
to understand the role of estrogen receptors in physiology and pathology, and to explain the …

The dynamic structure of the estrogen receptor

R Kumar, MN Zakharov, SH Khan, R Miki… - Journal of amino …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The estrogen receptor (ER) mediates most of the biological effects of estrogens at the level
of gene regulation by interacting through its site‐specific DNA and with other coregulatory …

Regulation of estrogen receptor beta activity and implications in health and disease

E Swedenborg, KA Power, W Cai, I Pongratz… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2009 - Springer
Together with the estrogen receptor (ER) alpha, estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) mediates
many of the physiological effects of estrogens. As ERβ is crucially involved in a variety of …

Estrogen receptors: how do they signal and what are their targets

N Heldring, A Pike, S Andersson… - Physiological …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
During the past decade there has been a substantial advance in our understanding of
estrogen signaling both from a clinical as well as a preclinical perspective. Estrogen …

Estrogen receptor (ER)-β isoforms: a key to understanding ER-β signaling

YK Leung, P Mak, S Hassan… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Estrogen receptor beta (ER-β) regulates diverse physiological functions in the human body.
Current studies are confined to ER-β1, and the functional roles of isoforms 2, 4, and 5 …

Molecular mechanism of estrogen–estrogen receptor signaling

P Yaşar, G Ayaz, SD User, G Güpür… - … medicine and biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 17β‐Estradiol (E2), as the main circulating estrogen hormone, regulates many
tissue and organ functions in physiology. The effects of E2 on cells are mediated by the …