| Literature DB >> 1925598 |
T R Sutter1, K Guzman, K M Dold, W F Greenlee.
Abstract
Dioxin (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, TCDD), a widespread environmental contaminant, may elicit its effects by altering gene expression in susceptible cells. Five TCDD-responsive complementary DNA clones were isolated from a human keratinocyte cell line. One of these clones encodes plasminogen activator inhibitor-2, a factor that influences growth and differentiation by regulating proteolysis of the extracellular matrix. Another encodes the cytokine interleukin-1 beta. Thus, TCDD alters the expression of growth regulatory genes and has effects similar to those of other tumor-promoting agents that affect both inflammation and differentiation.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1925598 DOI: 10.1126/science.1925598
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728