2010
Bisphenol‐A exposure in utero leads to epigenetic alterations in the developmental programming of uterine estrogen response
Bromer JG, Zhou Y, Taylor MB, Doherty L, Taylor HS. Bisphenol‐A exposure in utero leads to epigenetic alterations in the developmental programming of uterine estrogen response. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 2273-2280. PMID: 20181937, PMCID: PMC3230522, DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-140533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic alterationsCytosine-guanine dinucleotides (CpGs) methylationUtero BPA exposureHomeobox gene HOXA10Developmental programmingDiminished methylationChromatin immunoprecipitationBisulfite sequencingEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationPromoter sequencesBPA exposureMethylation profilesExpression patternsGene expressionUterine organogenesisUterine estrogen responsesMethylationNovel mechanismGeneral mechanismPregnant CD-1 miceProtein expressionCD-1 miceHOXA10Expression
2006
Xenoestrogen exposure imprints expression of genes (Hoxa10) required for normal uterine development
Smith CC, Taylor HS. Xenoestrogen exposure imprints expression of genes (Hoxa10) required for normal uterine development. The FASEB Journal 2006, 21: 239-246. PMID: 17093138, DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-6635com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHOXA10 estrogen response elementEstrogen response elementHOXA10 expressionUterine developmentAbility of BPAReproductive tract alterationsUterine HOXA10 expressionUtero BPA exposureER antagonist ICIExpression of HOXA10Gestational day 9Normal uterine developmentDose-responsive increaseDose-response increaseHOXA10 mRNA expressionHOXA10 antisenseUtero exposureAntagonist ICITract alterationsBPA exposureIshikawa cellsBPA actionEstrogen stimulationEndocrine perturbationsDay 9