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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Transcription Factors > Receptors, Steroid > Receptors, Progesterone
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear > Receptors, Steroid > Receptors, Progesterone

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Receptors, Progesterone  

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Entry terms

  • Progesterone Receptor
  • Progesterone Receptors
  • Progestin Receptor
  • Progestin Receptors
  • Receptor, Progesterone
  • Receptor, Progestin
  • Receptors, Progestin

Note

  • coordinate with specific progesterone

Scope note

  • Specific proteins found in or on cells of progesterone target tissues that specifically combine with progesterone. The cytosol progesterone-receptor complex then associates with the nucleic acids to initiate protein synthesis. There are two kinds of progesterone receptors, A and B. Both are induced by estrogen and have short half-lives.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011980

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