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Up-regulation of nucleotide excision repair in mouse lung and liver following chronic exposure to aflatoxin B₁ and its dependence on p53 genotype.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology - 1 Mar 2014
Mulder Jeanne E, Bondy Genevieve S, Mehta Rekha, Massey Thomas E
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Aflatoxin B₁(AFB₁) is biotransformed in vivo into an epoxide metabolite that forms DNA adducts that may induce cancer if not repaired. p53 is a tumor suppressor gene implicated in the regulation of global nucleotide excision repair (NER). Male heterozygous p53 knockout (B6.129-Trp53(tm1Brd)N5, Taconic) and wild-type mice were exposed to 0, 0.2 or 1.0 ppm AFB₁ for 26 weeks. NER activity was assessed with an in...
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