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A molecular mechanism for stress-induced alterations in susceptibility to disease.
Lancet (London, England) - 8 Jul 1995
Licinio J, Gold P W, Wong M L
Abstract excerpt
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is a 41-amino acid peptide which mediates behavioural and physiological responses to stress. A major target of CRH is the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene. Three transcription factors have been identified that affect transcription of the POMC gene by binding to two different sites within the CRH-responsive element of that promoter. We searched Genbank and found that nucleotide...
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