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Article
Impaired cervical homeostasis upon selective ablation of RXRα in epithelial cells
Article first published online: 14 JAN 2008
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20357
Copyright © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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How to Cite
Ocadiz-Delgado, R., Castaneda-Saucedo, E., Indra, A.K., Hernandez-Pando, R. and Gariglio, P. (2008), Impaired cervical homeostasis upon selective ablation of RXRα in epithelial cells. Genesis, 46: 19–28. doi: 10.1002/dvg.20357
Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 JAN 2008
- Article first published online: 14 JAN 2008
- Manuscript Accepted: 18 OCT 2007
- Manuscript Revised: 18 SEP 2007
- Manuscript Received: 2 APR 2007
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- CONACyT (Mexico)
- ICGEB (CRP Programme, Italy)
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Keywords:
- RXRα;
- conditional inactivation;
- cervical alterations;
- Cre/loxP;
- homeostasis
Abstract
Retinoids play critical regulatory roles in the maintenance of mammalian epithelia and exert pleiotropic effects through nuclear receptors. RXRα, which is a ligand-dependent transcription factor, is the most abundant RXR isotype expressed in cervical epithelia, and may play a crucial role in cervix development and homeostasis. We have previously described a mouse model to induce the temporally controlled epithelia-specific somatic mutagenesis of RXRα alleles in epidermis. To study the role of RXRα in cervical homeostasis, we ablated RXRα in cervix epithelial cells of adult mice. We found that such mutant mice develop ectocervical atrophy with moderate epidermoid metaplasia. In addition, we report a simultaneous increase of cell proliferation and apoptosis levels accompanied by alteration in the expression of genes involved in both processes. genesis 46:19–28, 2008. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.