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dc.contributor.advisorStaudinger, Jeffery L
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Robert L.
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-29T05:50:34Z
dc.date.available2008-09-29T05:50:34Z
dc.date.issued2008-07-07
dc.date.submitted2008
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:2592
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/4246
dc.description.abstractHumans are faced with a vast number of pathological conditions. Some the most prevalent and deadly disease states include cancer, obesity, and diabetes. A large amount of scientific research and development has gone into determining the underlying cause of these pathologies. Certain aspects of the aforementioned diseases have been linked to the aberrant expression and activity of selected gene-expression-programs. Gene expression is regulated by proteins known as transcription factors. One of the largest transcription factor families is the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily. The ability of NRs to drive gene activation is directed by specific interacting proteins called cofactors. This review will highlight new discoveries regarding the mechanistic role of NRs and their associated protein cofactors in regulating gene activation and in the progression of cancer, diabetes, and obesity.
dc.format.extent40 pages
dc.language.isoEN
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subjectPharmacology
dc.titleA REVIEW OF NUCLEAR RECEPTOR GENE ACTIVATION THROUGH COFACTOR PROTEIN INTERACTIONS
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberMuma, Nancy
dc.contributor.cmtememberDobrowsky, Rick
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplinePharmacology & Toxicology
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
kusw.oastatusna
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