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In vitro study of the effects of cadmium on the activation of the estrogen response element using the YES screen
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posted on 2023-06-07, 21:11 authored by Xavier Denier, Jérome Couteau, Magalie Baudrimont, Elizabeth M Hill, Jeanette Rotchell, Christophe MinierEstrogenic potential of environmental samples is frequently assessed using receptor-based functional assays. Using the yeast estrogen screen (YES) developed by Routledge and Sumpter, we assessed the ability of cadmium to activate the estrogen receptor-mediated response. No induced transcriptional activity was observed with a range of CdCl2 concentrations (1 nm¿1 mM). But, when combining cadmium with the model compound 17ß-estradiol, cadmium was able to significantly potentiate the induced estrogenic response for concentrations ranging from 15 nM to 1 µM. A maximal effect was observed at 0.5 µM with a ten fold reduction of the 17ß-estradiol EC50.
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Publication status
- Published
Journal
Marine Environmental ResearchISSN
0141-1136Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
Issue
1Volume
66Page range
108-110Pages
3.0Department affiliated with
- Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications
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