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Regulation of the erythropoietin gene
1 May 1993
Abstract excerpt
Erythropoietin (Epo), the hormone that stimulates red blood cell production, is induced by hypoxia. We have utilized the human hepatoma cell line, Hep3B, to investigate the regulation of the Epo gene. We present evidence that the oxygen sensor in Hep3B cells is a heme protein. Hypoxic and cobalt induction of Epo protein is paralleled by a 50- to 100-fold increase in Epo mRNA which we have accurately quantified by...
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