title: Use of transgenic mice in UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) studies.
abstract: Transgenic mouse models are useful to understand the function and regulation of drug-metabolizing enzymes in vivo. This article is intended to describe the general strategies and to discuss specific examples on how to use transgenic, gene knockout, and humanized mice to study the function as well as genetic and pharmacological regulation of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs). The physiological and pharmacological implications of transcription factor-mediated UGT regulation will also be discussed. The UGT-regulating transcription factors to be discussed in this article include nuclear hormone receptors (NRs), aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2).
authors.affiliation: Center for Pharmacogenetics and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Lizi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / Q000502:physiology*; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018336:Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase