Chapter 19.3, Problem 2SB

Summary Introduction

To review:

The way by which it can be determined that the steroid hormone affects the gene expression in human tissue culture cells.

Introduction:

Steroid hormones are the steroids that behave as hormones. They are grouped into two classes- corticosteroids and sex steroids. Their receptors are mostly intracellular with respect to the location, that is, they are present inside the cell. They can directly affect gene expression. The most studied steroid receptor is the nuclear receptor.