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
2007
Differential Cell-Specific Modulation of HOXA10 by Estrogen and Specificity Protein 1 Response Elements
Martin R, Taylor MB, Krikun G, Lockwood C, Akbas GE, Taylor HS. Differential Cell-Specific Modulation of HOXA10 by Estrogen and Specificity Protein 1 Response Elements. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2007, 92: 1920-1926. PMID: 17311863, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreastCells, CulturedElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayEstrogensFemaleGenes, ReporterHomeobox A10 ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryLuciferasesPlasmidsReceptors, EstrogenResponse ElementsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSp1 Transcription FactorTransfectionUterusConceptsEstrogen response elementHOXA10 estrogen response elementResponse elementSp1 sitesShift assaysStage-specific expression patternsTissue specificityElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysCell typesSpecificity protein 1Mobility shift assaysAdult reproductive tractGel shift assaysDifferential cellular expressionDistinct differential expressionHox genesSp1 proteinCell-specific modulationTranscription factorsEmbryonic developmentRegulatory elementsExpression patternsReporter assaysBreast MCF-7 cellsDifferential expression