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Hypoxia upregulates the expression of the NDRG1 gene leading to its overexpression in various human cancers
2 Sept 2004
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The expression of NDRG1 gene is induced by nickel, a transition metal sharing similar physical properties to cobalt. Nickel may create hypoxia-like conditions in cells and induce hypoxia-responsive genes, as does cobalt. Therefore NDRG1 is likely to be another gene induced by hypoxia. HIF-1 is a transcription factor which has a major role in the regulation of hypoxia-responsive genes, and thus it...
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