Splice isoform estrogen receptors as integral transmembrane proteins
Kim KH, Toomre D, Bender JR. Splice isoform estrogen receptors as integral transmembrane proteins. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2011, 22: 4415-4423. PMID: 21937726, PMCID: PMC3216666, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-05-0416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplice isoformsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopySteroid hormone receptorsIntegral transmembrane proteinN-terminal ectodomainReflection fluorescence microscopyHormone receptorsTransmembrane proteinPlasma membraneProtein structureHuman endothelial cellsLigand engagementPotential novel therapeutic targetER46Fluorescence microscopyNovel therapeutic targetEcliptic pHluorinActivation signalsEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activationEstrogen receptor αENOS activationReceptor αIsoformsTherapeutic targetNitric oxide synthase activation