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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Tim Zacharewski
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-10168 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Toxicology and applied pharmacology 20080719 2
Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR(1)) by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) elicits severe immunosuppression accompanied by thymic atrophy. Previous evidence suggests that TCDD targets both thymocytes and thymic epithelial cells. The AhR induces cell-specific changes in gene transcription via binding to the dioxin response element DRE; however, the underlying specificity-mechanisms, in particular with regard to the role of promoter element context, and possible transcripti ...[more]