| Abstract: |
Part of the "Progress in Gene Expression Series," and written by well-recognized experts in their respective fields, this 11-chapter text focuses on specific functions of steroid and nuclear hormone receptors. Chapters review topics such as the role of heat-shock proteins, regulation of nuclear localization and delocalization of steroid and nuclear receptors, structure and function of the receptor ligand binding domain, steroid-receptor-mediated transcription, the role of chromatin in receptor transcriptional regulation, the functional significance of phosphorylation for steroid receptor function, and orphan nuclear receptors. The text is adequately illustrated and contains a subject index and end-of-chapter references. Graduate students and experienced researchers in the fields of molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, cell physiology, and endocrinology will benefit from this valuable reference source. |
