Induction of metallothionein I by phenolic antioxidants requires metal-activated transcription factor 1 (MTF-1) and zinc

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 380, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 695-703

  Bi, Yongyi ^a,c   Palmiter, Richard D ^b   Wood, Kristi M ^a   Ma, Qiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2,5 di (t butyl) 1,4 hydroquinone (tBHQ); Antioxidants; FluoZin 3AM; Metal activated transcription factor 1 (MTF 1); Metallothionein; Nuclear factor erythroid 2 related factor 2 (Nrf2)

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYMES; FUNCTIONS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PHENOLS; REDOX REACTIONS;

GENE EXPRESSION; METAL TRANSCRIPTION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CRICETINAE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYO; FIBROBLASTS; HYDROQUINONES; KIDNEY; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICE; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042739151     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20031677     Document Type: Article

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