Post-transcriptional Mechanisms in Endocrine Regulation

K.M.J. Menon, PhD, is Professor in the Departments of Biological Chemistry & Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School. Aaron C. Goldstrohm, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan Medical School.

• Mechanisms of post-transcriptional gene regulation.- Post-transcriptional regulation of insulin and insulin like growth factor.- Posttranscriptional regulation of cytokine signaling during inflammatory responses.- Regulation of luteinizing hormone Receptor mRNA expression in the ovary.- Post-transcriptional regulation of steroid hormone receptors microRNA regulation of endocrine function in the ovary.- Translational control in the germline.- Post-transcriptional regulation of VEGF-A.- Post-transcriptional regulation of prostaglandin biosynthesis.- Translational and post-translational control of leptin production by fat cells.- Post-transcriptional regulation of parathyroid hormone gene expression in health and disease.- Post-transcriptional and post-translational regulation in steroidogenesis.- Post-transcriptional regulation of glucocorticoid function.- Post-transcriptional regulation by brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the nervous system.​