Androgen Receptor

Known as: Testosterone Receptor, Stanolone Receptor, 5 alpha Dihydrotestosterone Receptor 
Proteins, generally found in the CYTOPLASM, that specifically bind ANDROGENS and mediate their cellular actions. The complex of the androgen and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
An integrated network of androgen receptor, polycomb, and TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusions in prostate cancer progression.
Chromosomal rearrangements fusing the androgen-regulated gene TMPRSS2 to the oncogenic ETS transcription factor ERG occur in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Androgen Receptor Regulates a Distinct Transcription Program in Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer
The evolution of prostate cancer from an androgen-dependent state to one that is androgen-independent marks its lethal… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A hierarchical network of transcription factors governs androgen receptor-dependent prostate cancer growth.
Androgen receptor (AR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that plays a key role in prostate cancer. Little is known about… (More)
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Androgen receptor in prostate cancer.
The normal development and maintenance of the prostate is dependent on androgen acting through the androgen receptor (AR). AR… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A Sertoli cell-selective knockout of the androgen receptor causes spermatogenic arrest in meiosis.
Androgens control spermatogenesis, but germ cells themselves do not express a functional androgen receptor (AR). Androgen… (More)
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Molecular biology of the androgen receptor.
Androgen receptor (AR) is a member of the steroid hormone receptor family of molecules. AR primarily is responsible for mediating… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Formation of the androgen receptor transcription complex.
Androgen receptor (AR) is required for sexual differentiation and is implicated in the development of prostate cancer. Here we… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Nongenotropic, Sex-Nonspecific Signaling through the Estrogen or Androgen Receptors Dissociation from Transcriptional Activity
The relationship of the classical receptors and their transcriptional activity to nongenotropic effects of steroid hormones is… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Amplification and overexpression of androgen receptor gene in hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
The expression level of the androgen receptor (AR) gene in androgen-dependent and -independent prostate cancer was determined by… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Mutation of the androgen-receptor gene in metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer.
BACKGROUND Metastatic prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death in men. The rate of response to androgen… (More)
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