Hypermethylation of Homeobox A10 by in Utero Diethylstilbestrol Exposure: An Epigenetic Mechanism for Altered Developmental Programming
Bromer JG, Wu J, Zhou Y, Taylor HS. Hypermethylation of Homeobox A10 by in Utero Diethylstilbestrol Exposure: An Epigenetic Mechanism for Altered Developmental Programming. Endocrinology 2009, 150: 3376-3382. PMID: 19299448, PMCID: PMC2703508, DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceDiethylstilbestrolDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, HomeoboxHomeobox A10 ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsUterusConceptsDES exposureHOXA10 expressionDevelopmental programmingUtero DES exposureUtero diethylstilbestrol exposureHuman endometrial cellsExpression of HOXA10Homeobox gene HOXA10Female reproductive tractDiethylstilbestrol exposureEndometrial cellsClassical estrogenHomeobox A10Short-term exposureDNA methyltransferases 1Uterine organogenesisDevelopmental anomaliesCaudal portionIncreased expressionHOXA10 geneReproductive tractNonsteroidal estrogensEpigenetic mechanismsExposure resultsDiethylstilbestrol