An endogenous tumour-promoting ligand of the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor

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Summary

Evidence is provided for a previously unidentified pathophysiological function of the AHR that is constitutively generated by human tumours via tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase (TDO), a liver- and neuron-derived Trp-degrading enzyme not yet implicated in cancer biology.

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2011-10-13
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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor, Autocrine signalling, Kynurenine, Paracrine signalling, Biology

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