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Gastrin regulates the TFF2 promoter through gastrin-responsive cis-acting elements and multiple signaling pathways.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Jun 2007
Tu Shuiping, Chi Alfred L, Lim Seonhee, Cui Guanglin, Dubeykovskaya Zina, Ai Wandong, Fleming John V, Takaishi Shigeo, Wang Timothy C
Abstract excerpt
Trefoil family factor 2 (TFF2) is expressed in gastrointestinal epithelial cells where it serves to maintain mucosal integrity and promote epithelial repair. The peptide hormone, gastrin, stimulates acid secretion but also induces proliferation of the acid-secreting mucosa. Because the relationship between these peptides of overlapping function is not understood, we chose to investigate the regulatory effect of...
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