The impact of methylmercury on 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced transcriptomic responses in dolphin skin cells

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 391, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 245-258

  Ellis, Blake C ^a   Gattoni Celli, Sebastiano ^a,b,c   Kindy, Mark S ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell signaling; Dolphin; Gene expression; Keratinocyte; Toxicity; Transcription factors; Vitamin D.

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CALCITRIOL; CASPASE 3; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; METHYLMERCURY; TRANSCRIPTOME; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SKIN CELL; TRANSACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; CALCITRIOL; CASPASE 3; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; SKIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

TURSIOPS;

EID: 77749336632     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2010.014     Document Type: Article

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