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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Despite continuing controversies related to public policy, information on the molecular biology of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) has advanced significantly over the past decade. Current understanding of the biological mechanisms of TCDD action is based upon the interactions of TCDD with a genetically expressed cytosolic macromolecule that functions as a receptor in many cells across many species. The Ah receptor recognizes TCDD and structurally similar molecules and serves as the transducing step whereby TCDD alters gene expression through the association of the TCDD:receptor complex with specific TCDD-responsive elements on the genome. Understanding these molecular events and their relevance to the organ-level manifestations of TCDD toxicity may be critical to formulating scientifically based assessments of the risk of TCDD exposure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-3586
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
455-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-2-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Dioxins and the Ah receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Toxic Chemicals Program, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC 20036.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review