2010
In Utero Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol (DES) or Bisphenol-A (BPA) Increases EZH2 Expression in the Mammary Gland: An Epigenetic Mechanism Linking Endocrine Disruptors to Breast Cancer
Doherty LF, Bromer JG, Zhou Y, Aldad TS, Taylor HS. In Utero Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol (DES) or Bisphenol-A (BPA) Increases EZH2 Expression in the Mammary Gland: An Epigenetic Mechanism Linking Endocrine Disruptors to Breast Cancer. Discover Oncology 2010, 1: 146-155. PMID: 21761357, PMCID: PMC3140020, DOI: 10.1007/s12672-010-0015-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsBlotting, WesternCarcinogensCell Line, TumorDiethylstilbestrolEndocrine DisruptorsEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene ExpressionHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalMicePhenolsPolycomb Repressive Complex 2PregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsUtero exposureMCF-7 cellsEZH2 expressionMammary tissueMammary glandBreast cancerBreast cancer riskEffects of BPAAdult mammary tissueEZH2 protein expressionPersistent epigenetic changesZeste homolog 2DES exposureFetal exposureEZH2 mRNA expressionBreast neoplasiaNeoplastic changesCancer riskBPA treatmentEndocrine-disrupting chemicalsAdult womenDevelopmental programmingMRNA expressionUteroMiceBisphenol‐A exposure in utero leads to epigenetic alterations in the developmental programming of uterine estrogen response
Bromer JG, Zhou Y, Taylor MB, Doherty L, Taylor HS. Bisphenol‐A exposure in utero leads to epigenetic alterations in the developmental programming of uterine estrogen response. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 2273-2280. PMID: 20181937, PMCID: PMC3230522, DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-140533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic alterationsCytosine-guanine dinucleotides (CpGs) methylationUtero BPA exposureHomeobox gene HOXA10Developmental programmingDiminished methylationChromatin immunoprecipitationBisulfite sequencingEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationPromoter sequencesBPA exposureMethylation profilesExpression patternsGene expressionUterine organogenesisUterine estrogen responsesMethylationNovel mechanismGeneral mechanismPregnant CD-1 miceProtein expressionCD-1 miceHOXA10Expression
2009
Hypermethylation of HOXA10 by in utero Diethylstilbestrol Exposure: An Epigenetic Mechanism for Altered Developmental Programming
Bromer J, Wu J, Zhou Y, Taylor H. Hypermethylation of HOXA10 by in utero Diethylstilbestrol Exposure: An Epigenetic Mechanism for Altered Developmental Programming. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2009, 94: 1836-1836. DOI: 10.1210/jcem.94.5.9997.Peer-Reviewed Original Research