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. 1997 Sep;179(18):5951–5955. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.18.5951-5955.1997

Testosterone-regulated expression of enzymes involved in steroid and aromatic hydrocarbon catabolism in Comamonas testosteroni.

E Möbus 1, M Jahn 1, R Schmid 1, D Jahn 1, E Maser 1
PMCID: PMC179490  PMID: 9294458

Abstract

The effect of testosterone as the sole carbon source on protein expression was analyzed in Comamonas testosteroni. Testosterone simultaneously induced the expression of steroid- and aromatic hydrocarbon-catabolizing enzymes and repressed one amino acid-degrading enzyme. It is suggested that steroids play a regulative role in catabolic enzyme synthesis during adaptive growth of C. testosteroni.

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