Abbreviations

ACP

acid phosphatase

AF-1

activation function-1

AF-2

activation function-2

ALP

alkaline phosphatase

AP-1

activator protein-1

AR

androgen receptor

ARE

androgen response element

bp

base pair

BRCA1

breast cancer susceptibility gene-1

CAT

chloramphenicol acetyltransferase

CREB

cAMP response element binding protein

cDNA

complementary deoxyribonucleic acid

CMV

cytomegalovirus

DBD

DNA-binding domain

DHT

5α-dihydrotestosterone

E2

17β -estradiol

EGF

epidermal growth factor

EMSA

electrophoretic mobility shift assay

ER

estrogen receptor

FGF

fibroblast growth factor

GAD

glyceraldehyde-3-phosphatase dehydrogenase

GR

glucocorticoid receptor

GRIP 1

glucocorticoid receptor-interacting protein-1

hK2

prostate-specific human glandular kallikrein

hPAP

human prostatic acid phosphatase

HRE

hormone response element

ICAM-1

human intercellular adhesion molecule-1

IGF

insulin-like growth factor

IGFBP

insulin-like growth factor binding protein

IL

interleukin

kb

kilobases

kDa

kilodalton

LBD

ligand-binding domain

LBP

ligand-binding pocket

MMTV

mouse mammary tumor virus

MR

mineralocorticoid receptor

mRNA

messenger ribonucleic acid

NF-κ B

nuclear factor-κ B

NLS

nuclear localization signal

nt

nucleotide

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PDEF

prostate-derived-Ets-factor

pI

isoelectric point

PKC

protein kinase C

pNPP

paranitrophenylphosphatase

PPARγ

peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor γ

PR

progesterone receptor

PSA

prostate-specific antigen

PTK

protein tyrosine kinase

PTP

protein tyrosine phosphatase

R1881

17β -hydroxy-17α-methyl-estra-4,9,11-trien-3-one

RAR

retinoic acid receptor

RSV

rous sarcoma virus

rPAP

rat prostatic acid phosphatase

rPB

rat probasin

RXR

retinoic-X receptor

SDS-PAGE

sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

SRE

steroid response element

STAT

signal transducers and activators of transcription

SV

simian virus

TAD

N-terminal transactivation domain

TGF

transforming growth factor

THR

thyroid hormone receptor

TIF2

human transcriptional intermediary factor 2

TK

tyrosine kinase

TNFα

tumor necrosis factor-α