Part I. Reviews
1. Molecular Mechanisms of Androgen Action - A Historical Perspective
Albert O. Brinkmann
2. Androgen Action during Prostate Carcinogenesis
Diping Wang and Donald J. Tindall
Part II. Analysis of Androgens
3. Androgen Quantitation in Prostate Cancer Tissue using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Mark Titus and Kenneth B. Tome
4. Ligand Competition Binding Assay for the Androgen Receptor
Clémentine Féau, Leggy A. Arnold, Aaron Kosinski, and R. Kiplin Guy
Part III. Androgen receptor biology
5. Analysis of Androgen Receptor Activity by Reporter Gene Assays
Harri Makkonen, Tiina Jääskeläinen, Miia Rytinki, and Jorma J. Palvimo
6. Identification and Characterization of Androgen Response Elements
Reinhilde De Bruyn, Rita Bollen, and Frank Claessens
7. In vitro and In vivo Silencing of the Androgen Receptor
Helen Cheng, Eric Leblanc, and Paul S. Rennie
8. Analysis of Interdomain Interactions of the Androgen Receptor
Elizabeth M. Wilson
9. Methods to Study Dynamic Interaction of Androgen Receptor with Chromatin in Living Cells
Hatice Zeynep Kirli and Fahri Saatcioglu
10. FRET Analysis of Androgen Receptor Structure and Biochemistry in Living Cells
Fred Schaufele
Part IV. Analysis of Androgen Receptor Modifications and Interactions
11. Analysis of Nuclear Receptor Acetylation
Chenguang Wang, Michael Powell, Lifeng Tian, and Richard G. Pestell
12. Analysis of Androgen Receptor SUMOylation
Miia M. Rytinki, Sanna Kaikkonen, Päivi Sutinen, and Jorma J. Palvimo
13. Analysis of Ligand-specific Co-repressor Binding to the Androgen Receptor
Claudia Gerlach, Daniela Roell, and Aria Baniahmad
14. Detection of Ligand-selective Interactions of the Human Androgen Receptor by SELDI-MS-TOF
Thomas Linke, Martin Scholten, and Aria Baniahmad
Part V. Recent Advances in Studying Androgen Receptor Signalling
15. Global Identification of Androgen Response Elements
Charles E. Massie and Ian G. Mills
16. Tissue Specific Knockout of Androgen Receptor in Mice
Tzuhua Lin, Shuyuan Yeh, and Chawnshang Chang
17. Methodology to Investigate Androgen-sensitive and Castration-resistant Human Prostate Cancer Xenografts in Preclinical Setting
Holly M. Nguyen and Eva Corey
18. Automated Microscopy and Image Analysis for Androgen Receptor Function
Sean M. Hartig, Justin Y. Newberg, Michael J. Bolt, Adam T. Szafran, Marco Marcelli, and Michael A. Mancini
Part VI. Cross-talk of Androgen and Other Signalling Pathways
19. Androgen Regulation of ETS-gene Fusion Transcripts in Prostate Cancer
Delila Gasi and Jan Trapman
20. Regulation of Apoptosis by Androgens in Prostate Cancer Cells
Yke Jildouw Arnoldussen, Ling Wang, and Fahri Saatcioglu
21. Analysis of Androgen Receptor Rapid Actions in Cellular Signaling Pathways: Receptor /Src Association
Antimo Migliaccio, Gabriella Castoria, and Ferdinando Auricchio
22. Analysis of Androgen-induced Increase in Lipid Accumulation in Prostate Cancer Cells
Jørgen Sikkeland, Torstein Lindstad, and Fahri Saatcioglu