Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

ISSN for PRINT: 1045-4403

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2008, Volume18

Issue 1

90 pages

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Anastasia Kariagina
Department of Physiology, Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Mark D. Aupperlee
Department of Physiology, Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center, and Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Sandra Z. Haslam
Department of Physiology, Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center, and Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Progesterone acting through two isoforms of the progesterone receptor (PR), PRA and PRB, regulates proliferation and differentiation in the normal mammary gland in mouse, rat, and human. Progesterone and PR have also been implicated in the etiology and pathogenesis of human breast cancer. The focus of this review is recent advances in understanding the role of the PR isoform—specific functions in the normal breast and in breast cancer. Also discussed is information obtained from rodent studies and their relevance to our understanding of the role of progestins in breast cancer etiology.

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