Oestrogen, a steroid hormone, diffuses into cells, binds to its cytoplasmic receptor, and the resulting complex acts as a transcription factor, entering the nucleus to stimulate transcription of specific genes by binding to promoter regions.
Oestrogen is a steroid hormone in mammals. - simply diffuses across cell membrane - binds to oestrogen receptor in cytoplasm - oestrogen-bound receptor acts as transcription factor - enters nucleus - complementary to and binds to promoter region on many genes - stimulates transcription by RNA polymerase
| Front | Describe the role of oestrogen in transcription. |
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| Back | Oestrogen is a steroid hormone in mammals. - simply diffuses across cell membrane - binds to oestrogen receptor in cytoplasm - oestrogen-bound receptor acts as transcription factor - enters nucleus - complementary to and binds to promoter region on many genes - stimulates transcription by RNA polymerase |
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