Table 2.
Salient technical tools available to discriminate steroid receptor-specific pathways.
| Progesterone receptor | Glucocorticoid receptor | Membrane progestin receptors (mPR) | Progesterone receptor membrane components (PGRMC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selective agonists | 20α-dihydrodydrogesterone (DHD) (89) | Dexamethasone, betamethasone (15), ZK209614 (90) | progesterone conjugated to BSA (50) | |
| Antagonist | non-selective: RU-486 | – | – | |
| selective: ZK98299 (91), Ulipristal acetate (92), Org31710 (93) | selective: RU-43044 (94) | |||
| Mouse models for cell specific depletion | Prfl/fl (21) | Grfl/fl (9, 10) | – | Pgrmc1fl/fl and Pgrmc2fl/fl (30) |