Endocrine Abstracts

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) display a high degree of conservation in the DNA- and ligand-binding domains. Despite these sequence similarities, the PPARs show distinct functions, even when co-expressed. Many experimental approaches have been employed to determine the molecular mechanisms that underlie their subtype-specific characteristics. However, these approaches have largely relied on cell population based studies, such as ChIP-seq. Here we have ...

Glucocorticoid actions in the brain are mediated by glucocorticoid receptors (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptors (MR). MR and GR bind endogenously circulating glucocorticoids, share a hormone response element in DNA, and are co-expressed in neurons of the hippocampus and hypothalamus. This arrangement suggests MR and GR functionally cooperate in the regulation of gene expression though hitherto poorly described mechanisms. This possibility was previously exampled by the demon...