Endocrine Abstracts

Nur77 is a nuclear orphan receptor belonging to the steroid receptor superfamily. A role for Nur77 has been described in proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis, as a result of its induction in response to multiple signal transduction pathways. Previous studies have suggested that physical interaction between Nur77 and the tumor suppressor p53 can prevent p53 ubiquination and subsequent degradation by hMdm2. This suggests a possible role for Nur77 as a regulator of p53-de...