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ArticleBiomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals2008

Mouse arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (Nat2) expression during embryogenesis: a potential marker for the developing neuroendocrine system.

Larissa Wakefield, Valerie Cornish, Hilary Long, Akane Kawamura, Xiaoyan Zhang, David W Hein, Edith Sim

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Article in Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Systemic functional expression of N-acetyltransferase polymorphism in the F344 Nat2 congenic rat.Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals · 2008
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  5. Deletion of a xenobiotic metabolizing gene in mice affects folate metabolism.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2007
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Larissa WakefieldDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK.
Valerie Cornish
Hilary Long
Akane Kawamura
Xiaoyan Zhang
David W Hein
Edith Sim
University of Oxford · GBUniversity of Louisville · US

Funding

PHARMACOGENETICS OF DRUG &CARCINOGEN METABOLISMR01CA034627 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI HEIN, DAVID W · 1985 to 2009
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS CA-34627NCI NIH HHS R01 CA034627Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT) genes in humans and in rodents encode polymorphic drug metabolizing enzymes. Human NAT1 (and the murine equivalent mouse Nat2) is found early in embryonic development and is likely to have an endogenous role. We report the detailed expression of the murine gene (Nat2) and encoded protein in mouse embryos, using a transgenic mouse model bearing a lacZ transgene inserted into the coding region of mouse Nat2. In mouse embryos, the transgene was expressed in sensory epithelia, epithelial placodes giving rise to visceral sensory neurons, the developing pituitary gland, sympathetic chain and urogenital ridge. In Nat2+/+ mice, the presence and activity of Nat2 protein was detected in these tissues and their adult counterparts. Altered expression of the human orthologue in breast tumours, in which there is endocrine signalling, suggests that human NAT1 should be considered as a potential biomarker for neuroendocrine tissues and tumours.

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AnimalsArylamine N-AcetyltransferaseEpitheliumFemaleImmunohistochemistryMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNeurosecretory SystemsPituitary GlandUrogenital SystemArylamine N-AcetyltransferaseNat2 enzyme, mouse

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PMID17896208
PMCPMC2430772
OpenAlexW2152335698

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