Sex hormone receptor

Updated on Jan 30, 2024

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The sex hormone receptors, or sex steroid receptors, are a group of steroid hormone receptors that interact with the sex hormones, the androgens, estrogens, and progestogens. They include the:

Androgen receptor (AR) (A, B) - binds and is activated by androgens such as testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

Estrogen receptor (ER) (α, β) - binds and is activated by estrogens such as estradiol, estrone, and estriol

Progesterone receptor (PR) (A, B) - binds and is activated by progestogens such as progesterone

In addition, sex steroids have been found to bind and activate membrane steroid receptors, such as estradiol and GPER.

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