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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Yi T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6015699 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BioMed research international 20180610
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a DNA binding protein that acts as a nuclear receptor mediating xenobiotic metabolism and environmental responses. Owing to the evolutionary conservation of this gene and its widespread expression in the immune and circulatory systems, AhR has for many years been almost exclusively studied by the pharmacological/toxicological field for its role in contaminant toxicity. More recently, the functions of AhR in environmental adaption have been examined in the c ...[more]