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Involvement of a specificity proteins-binding element in regulation of basal and estrogen-induced transcription activity of the BRCA1 gene.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 1 Jan 2008
Hockings Jennifer K, Degner Stephanie C, Morgan Sherif S, Kemp Michael Q, Romagnolo Donato F
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INTRODUCTION: Increased estrogen level has been regarded to be a risk factor for breast cancer. However, estrogen has also been shown to induce the expression of the tumor suppressor gene, BRCA1. Upregulation of BRCA1 is thought to be a feedback mechanism for controlling DNA repair in proliferating cells. Estrogens enhance transcription of target genes by stimulating the association of the estrogen receptor (ER)...
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