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Sequence analysis revealed that the 2μ plasmid that confers suppression of snf2Δ encodes just the amino terminal region of Nrg1, lacking the zinc fingers.
Among women, hormonal risk factors for RA include age at menarche, progestin use [ 24 ] , oral contraceptive use [ 25 ] , termination of pregnancy [ 26 ] , lactation [ 27 ] , and short fertile period [ 28 ] . Epidemiologic studies do not consistently show that smoking confers an increased risk among women.
A previous study of Nrg1 provided evidence that it interacts with Ssn6 and confers repression by recruitment of Ssn6/Tup1 [ 11].
MGMT gene encodes O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase and this enzyme effectively removes DNA adducts formed by alkylating agents [ 33 ] . Epigenetic gene silencing of MGMT confers enhanced sensitivity to alkylating-based chemotherapy, and lack of methylation associates with failure to respond to chemotherapy [ 34 35 ] . On the contrary, all patients that had MGMT promoter methylation were dead within 21 months of initial diagnosis, which predicts a poor prognosis.
Moreover, it appears as if TGF-β1 confers adverse effects by stimulating cartilage degradation through an unknown mechanism.