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The estrogen receptor is a member of the nuclear hormone family of intracellular receptors which is activated by the hormone 17-estradiol. The main function of the estrogen receptor is as a DNA binding transcription factor which regulates gene expression. However the estrogen receptor also has additional functions independent of DNA binding. There are two different forms of the estrogen receptor, usually referred to as and , each encoded by a...


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