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Enhanced spontaneous and benzo(a)pyrene-induced mutations in the lung of Nrf2-deficient gpt delta mice.
Cancer research - 15 Jun 2007
Aoki Yasunobu, Hashimoto Akiko H, Amanuma Kimiko, Matsumoto Michi, Hiyoshi Kyoko, Takano Hirohisa, Masumura Ken-ichi, Itoh Ken, Nohmi Takehiko, Yamamoto Masayuki
Abstract excerpt
The lung is an organ that is sensitive to mutations induced by chemicals in ambient air, and transgenic mice harboring guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (gpt) gene as a target gene are a well-established model system for assessing genotoxicity in vivo. Transcription factor Nrf2 mediates inducible and constitutive expression of cytoprotective enzymes against xenobiotics and mutagens. To address whether Nrf2 is...
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