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http://dx.doi.org/10.5487/TR.2019.35.3.209

Role of G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor in Cancer Progression  

Jung, Joohee (College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University)
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Toxicological Research / v.35, no.3, 2019 , pp. 209-214 More about this Journal
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Cancer is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. In cancer progression, sex hormones and their receptors are thought to be major factors. Many studies have reported the effects of estrogen and estrogen receptors (ERs) in cancer development and progression. Among them, G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER), a G protein-coupled receptor, has been identified as an estrogen membrane receptor unrelated to nuclear ER. The mechanism of GPER, including its biological action, function, and role, has been studied in various cancer types. In this review, we discuss the relation between GPER and estrogen or estrogen agonists/antagonists and cancer progression.
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GPER; Cancer progression; Estrogen; G1;
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