Cell-based assays for identification of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activators

Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 221-235

  He, Guochun ^a   Zhao, Jing ^a   Brennan, Jennifer C ^a   Affatato, Alessandra A ^b   Zhao, Bin ^c   Rice, Robert H ^a   Denison, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INFERMI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ah receptor; CAFLUX; CALUX; Green fluorescent protein; Luciferase; Quantitative real time PCR

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR; CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL STIMULATION; CHEMICALLY ACTIVATED FLUORESCENT EXPRESSION ASSAY; CHEMICALLY ACTIVATED LUCIFERASE EXPRESSION ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGAND BINDING; LUCIFERASE ASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REPORTER GENE;

EID: 84891942236     PISSN: 15572153     EISSN: 19406053     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-742-6_13     Document Type: Article

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