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ReviewToxicology reports2022

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor as a model PAS sensor.

Emmanuel Vazquez-Rivera, Brenda Rojas, Jessica C Parrott, Anna L Shen, Yongna Xing, Patrick R Carney, Christopher A Bradfield

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Review in Toxicology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. The AhR Is a Critical Regulator of the Pulmonary Response to Cannabis Smoke.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  6. Dimerization Rules of Mammalian PAS Proteins.Journal of molecular biology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emmanuel Vazquez-RiveraMolecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Brenda RojasMolecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Jessica C ParrottMolecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Anna L ShenMolecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Yongna XingMolecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Patrick R CarneyMolecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
Christopher A BradfieldMolecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

UW COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER SUPPORTP30CA014520 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Christian Capitini · 1985 to 2026
$142.6M
Molecular & Environmental Toxicology Pre-& Postdoctoral Training ProgramT32ES007015 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI CHRISTOPHER A BRADFIELD · 1985 to 2026
$11.5M
Training in Cancer Biology Training GrantT32CA009135 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI SUGDEN, WILLIAM M. · 1985 to 2024
$10.4M
INTEGRATED TRAINING FOR PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTST32GM008692 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BURKARD, MARK E · 1998 to 2020
$10.3M
The PAS Sensor Family and Human HealthR35ES028377 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BRADFIELD, CHRISTOPHER A · 2017 to 2024
$6.7M
Integrated Training For Physician-ScientistsT32GM140935 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Anna Huttenlocher, Jeniel E Nett · 2021 to 2026
$6.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014520NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009135NIEHS NIH HHS R35 ES028377NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007015NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008692NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM140935
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proteins containing PER-ARNT-SIM (PAS) domains are commonly associated with environmental adaptation in a variety of organisms. The PAS domain is found in proteins throughout Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya and often binds small-molecules, supports protein-protein interactions, and transduces input signals to mediate an adaptive physiological response. Signaling events mediated by PAS sensors can occur through induced phosphorelays or genomic events that are often dependent upon PAS domain interactions. In this perspective, we briefly discuss the diversity of PAS domain containing proteins, with particular emphasis on the prototype member, the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). This ligand-activated transcription factor acts as a sensor of the chemical environment in humans and many chordates. We conclude with the idea that since mammalian PAS proteins often act through PAS-PAS dimers, undocumented interactions of this type may link biological processes that we currently think of as independent. To support this idea, we present a framework to guide future experiments aimed at fully elucidating the spectrum of PAS-PAS interactions with an eye towards understanding how they might influence environmental sensing in human and wildlife populations.

Indexed as

Aryl hydrocarbon receptorEnvironmental sensorsPAS proteins

Identifiers

PMID34950569
PMCPMC8671103
OpenAlexW3217173641

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