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The human oestrogen receptor when expressed in yeast stimulates initiation of transcription in a strictly hormone dependent manner, as in mammalian cells indicating striking conservation of the underlying regulatory mechanisms.
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Metzger, D., White, J. & Chambon, P. The human oestrogen receptor functions in yeast. Nature 334, 31–36 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/334031a0
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