Involvement of promoter methylation in the regulation of Pregnane X receptor in colon cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a key transcription factor that regulates drug metabolizing enzymes such as cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4, and plays important roles in intestinal first-pass metabolism. Although there is a large inter-indivi...

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Main Authors: Otsuka Koki, Wakabayashi Go, Sugai Tamotsu, Terashima Jun, Gamo Toshie, Habano Wataru, Ozawa Shogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/81