2012
A polymorphism in a let‐7 microRNA binding site of KRAS in women with endometriosis
Grechukhina O, Petracco R, Popkhadze S, Massasa E, Paranjape T, Chan E, Flores I, Weidhaas JB, Taylor HS. A polymorphism in a let‐7 microRNA binding site of KRAS in women with endometriosis. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2012, 4: 206-217. PMID: 22307873, PMCID: PMC3376847, DOI: 10.1002/emmm.201100200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial stromal cellsKRAS-variantCultured endometrial stromal cellsStromal cellsAbnormal endometrial growthDe novo endometriosisProgesterone receptor levelsRelatives of womenEndometrial xenograftsKRAS resultsLCS6 polymorphismEndometrial growthReproductive ageKRAS mutationsReceptor levelsMurine modelEndometriosisEndometriosis riskControl populationVariant allelesKRAS mRNAProtein expressionKRASWomenKRAS protein
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