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Table 2 Extended E-D model of breast cancer and prostate cancer

From: Can a single model explain both breast cancer and prostate cancer?

Hormone receptor

Property

Membrane androgen receptor

↑apoptotic proteins

↓bcl-2 (BC only)

↑bcl-2 (PC only)

↓AS3

↑Ca++ influx

Intracellular androgen receptor

↓apoptotic proteins

↓bcl-2

↑AS3

↓Ca++ influx

↑calreticulin

Estrogen receptor-αβ heterodimer

↑telomerase activity (PC only)

Estrogen receptor-α homodimer

↑telomerase activity

Estrogen receptor-α

↑bcl-2

Estrogen receptor-β

↓bcl-2

Membrane estrogen receptor

↑bcl-2

Progesterone receptor A

↑bcl-2

Progesterone receptor B

↓bcl-2

Membrane progesterone receptor

↓bcl-2