Atlas One · Host Biology · Scale 03 — Molecular

Androgen Receptor

Nuclear receptor activated by testosterone and DHT; ligand binding → nuclear translocation → androgen response elements → PSA and TMPRSS2 induction. Amplified and mutated in castration-resistant prostate cancer; enzalutamide, apalutamide, and abiraterone target the AR pathway.

Also known as: AR, NR3C4, nuclear androgen receptor, AR signaling, AR-V7, androgen receptor splice variant

Scale 03 — MolecularScale
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Androgen Receptor

Nuclear receptor activated by testosterone and DHT; ligand binding → nuclear translocation → androgen response elements → PSA and TMPRSS2 induction. Amplified and mutated in castration-resistant prostate cancer; enzalutamide, apalutamide, and abiraterone target the AR pathway.