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Functional characterization of the matrix metalloproteinase-1 cigarette smoke-responsive region and association with the lung health study.
Respiratory research - 19 Sept 2012
Wallace Alison M, Mercer Becky A, He Jianqing, Foronjy Robert F, Accili Domenico, Sandford Andrew J, Paré Peter D, D'Armiento Jeanine M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prior studies have demonstrated that the distal 1.5 kb of the MMP-1 promoter is fundamental in directing the induction of the MMP-1 gene by cigarette smoke. METHODS: To characterize the genetic variants in the MMP-1 cigarette smoke-responsive element, deep re-sequencing of this element was performed on DNA samples from participants in the Lung Health Study. Furthermore, evidence of Sp1 binding to the...
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