Expression profiling of genes regulated by Fra-1/AP-1 transcription factor during bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
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SUBMITTER: Rajasekaran S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3685523 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
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Expression profiling of genes regulated by Fra-1/AP-1 transcription factor during bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
Rajasekaran Subbiah S Reddy Narsa M NM Zhang Wei W Reddy Sekhar P SP
BMC genomics 20130607
<h4>Background</h4>The Fra-1/AP-1 transcription factor regulates the expression of genes controlling various processes including migration, invasion, and survival as well as extracellular remodeling. We recently demonstrated that loss of Fra-1 leads to exacerbated bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis, accompanied by enhanced expression of various inflammatory and fibrotic genes. To better understand the molecular mechanisms by which Fra-1 confers protection during bleomycin-induced lung injury, ...[more]
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