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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2020 Jan 25;199:105599. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2020.105599

Table 1.

Summary of PR and PRB distribution in human tissues

Organs Cell type Cell localization
Uterus Endometrial epithelial cells, endometrial stroma cells* Nucleus
Ovary Epithelial cells, granular cells, fallopian tube epithelium, luteinizing cells* Nucleus
Breast Ductal cells of mammary glands Nucleus
Placenta Cytotrophoblasts* Nucleus
Pituitary Endocrine cells of the anterior lobe Nucleus and cytoplasm
Pancreas Islet of Langerhans and acinar cells Nucleus and cytoplasm
Stomach Epithelial cells of fundic gland Cytoplasm
Small intestine Epithelial cells in the crypt Cytoplasm
Colon Epithelial cells in the crypt Cytoplasm
Liver Hepatocyte around central and portal vein Cytoplasm
Kidney Proximal and distal tubules Cytoplasm
Urinary bladder Urothelial epithelial cells Cytoplasm
Testis Leydig cells, epithelial cell of the epididymis Cytoplasm
Lung Submucosal glandular cells in the bronchus Cytoplasm
Adrenal gland Cortex (ZG ZF ZR) and medulla Cytoplasm
Skin Keratinocyte of the basal site of the epidermis Cytoplasm
*

= cell type that has little to no PRB expression