The Genomic and Morphological Effects of Bisphenol A on Arabidopsis thaliana.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 27631104.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0163028 and PMC identifier 5025107.
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Abstract
The environmental toxin bisphenol A (BPA) is a known mammalian hormone disrupter but its effects on plants have not been well established. The effect of BPA on gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana was determined using microarray analysis and quantitative gene PCR. Many hormone responsive genes showed changes in expression after BPA treatment. BPA disrupted flowering by a mechanism that may involve disruption of auxin signaling. The results presented here indicate that BPA is a plant hormone disrupter.
Medical subject headings
- Arabidopsis
- Benzhydryl Compounds
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genome, Plant
- Phenols