Genetic Variability at the Human FMO1 Locus: Significance of a Basal Promoter Yin Yang 1 Element Polymorphism (FMO1*6)
Hines R, Luo Z, Hopp K, Cabacungan E, Koukouritaki S, McCarver D. Genetic Variability at the Human FMO1 Locus: Significance of a Basal Promoter Yin Yang 1 Element Polymorphism (FMO1*6). Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2003, 306: 1210-1218. PMID: 12829732, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.103.053686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsFlavin-containing monooxygenasesGenetic variabilityIntron 1 splice donor siteElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysYin Yang 1 (YY1) transcription factorTransient expression assaysCore binding sequenceATG start codonMobility shift assaysSplice donor siteCommon single nucleotide polymorphismsYY1 bindingStructural geneTranscription factorsStart codonShift assaysExonic sequencesChromosome 1q23Binding sequenceExpression assaysPromoter activityVariety of toxicantsBase pairsNucleotide polymorphisms