Ah Receptor: A Novel Ligand-Activated Transcription Factor

Abstract

Two years have passed since the Ah receptor (AhR) and the AhR nuclear translocator (Arnt) were revealed to constitute a novel ligand-activated transcription factor by molecular biological studies on cloned cDNAs. Many interesting properties of the AhR/Arnt system have begun to be elucidated. We present here a brief summary of the molecular biology of AhR and Arnt.

Keywords

Transcription factorChemistryCell biologyBiologyBiochemistryGene

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Tohoku University JP

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Year: 2015
Type: review
Volume: 11
Issue: 2-3
Pages: 65-74
Citations: 36
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                                    Yoshiaki Fujii‐Kuriyama, 
                                
                                    Masatsugu Ema, 
                                
                                    Junsei Mimura
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            Ah Receptor: A Novel Ligand-Activated Transcription Factor. 
                            
                            , 11
                            (2-3)
                            , 65-74.
                            https://doi.org/10.1159/000424195

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DOI: 10.1159/000424195