Sex hormone receptor
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Sex hormone receptors belong to the group of steroid hormone receptor
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Steroid hormone receptor
Steroid hormone receptors are found on the plasma membrane, in the cytosol and also in the nucleus of target cells. They are generally intracellular receptors and initiate signal transduction for steroid hormones which lead to changes in gene expression over a time period of hours to days...
s and interact with sex hormones. Three sex hormone steroid receptors can be distinguished:
- Androgen receptorAndrogen receptorThe androgen receptor , also known as NR3C4 , is a type of nuclear receptor that is activated by binding of either of the androgenic hormones testosterone or dihydrotestosterone in the cytoplasm and then translocating into the nucleus...
s - Estrogen receptorEstrogen receptorEstrogen receptor refers to a group of receptors that are activated by the hormone 17β-estradiol . Two types of estrogen receptor exist: ER, which is a member of the nuclear hormone family of intracellular receptors, and the estrogen G protein-coupled receptor GPR30 , which is a G protein-coupled...
s - Progesterone receptorProgesterone receptorThe progesterone receptor also known as NR3C3 , is an intracellular steroid receptor that specifically binds progesterone...
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