ERα36, a variant of estrogen receptor α, is predominantly localized in mitochondria of human uterine smooth muscle and leiomyoma cells

Yitang Yan; Linda Yu; Lysandra Castro; Darlene Dixon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0186078

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ERα36, a variant of estrogen receptor α, is predominantly localized in mitochondria of human uterine smooth muscle and leiomyoma cells

Yitang Yan,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Molecular Pathogenesis Group, National Toxicology Program Laboratory (NTPL), National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Linda Yu,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization

Affiliation Molecular Pathogenesis Group, National Toxicology Program Laboratory (NTPL), National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Lysandra Castro,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization

Affiliation Molecular Pathogenesis Group, National Toxicology Program Laboratory (NTPL), National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Darlene Dixon

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: dixon@niehs.nih.gov

Affiliation Molecular Pathogenesis Group, National Toxicology Program Laboratory (NTPL), National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7001-2985

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ERα36, a variant of estrogen receptor α, is predominantly localized in mitochondria of human uterine smooth muscle and leiomyoma cells

Yitang Yan,
Linda Yu,
Lysandra Castro,
Darlene Dixon

Published: October 11, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186078

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