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  • Title: Mechanism of dioxin action: Ah receptor-mediated increase in promoter accessibility in vivo.
    Author: Wu L, Whitlock JP.
    Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A; 1992 Jun 01; 89(11):4811-5. PubMed ID: 1317573.
    Abstract:
    We have analyzed dioxin-inducible, Ah receptor-dependent changes in protein-DNA interactions at the CYP1A1 transcriptional promoter in intact mouse hepatoma cells. Our findings indicate that in uninduced cells, the promoter is inaccessible to its cognate binding proteins, which are known to be expressed constitutively. Dioxin induces, in Ah receptor-dependent fashion, an increase in promoter accessibility, which occurs rapidly and does not require ongoing transcription of the CYP1A1 gene. The change in promoter accessibility is not due to an altered pattern of cytosine methylation at the promoter; it probably reflects a 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin- induced change in the chromatin structure. These findings provide new insight into the mechanism of dioxin action and contribute to a better understanding of the regulation of inducible gene transcription in mammalian cells.
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