Endocrine disrupters and flavonoid signalling

Jennifer E. Fox, Marta Starcevic, Kelvin Y. Kow, Matthew E. Burow and John A. McLachlan ()
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Jennifer E. Fox: Environmental Endocrinology Laboratory, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities
Marta Starcevic: Environmental Endocrinology Laboratory, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities
Kelvin Y. Kow: Environmental Endocrinology Laboratory, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities
Matthew E. Burow: Environmental Endocrinology Laboratory, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities
John A. McLachlan: Environmental Endocrinology Laboratory, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities

Nature, 2001, vol. 413, issue 6852, 128-129

Abstract: Abstract Nitrogen fixation is a symbiotic process initiated by chemical signals from legumes that are recognized by soil bacteria. Here we show that some endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)1,2,3, so called because of their effect on hormone-signalling pathways in animal cells, also interfere with the symbiotic signalling that leads to nitrogen fixation. Our results raise the possibility that these phytochemically activated pathways may have features in common with hormonal signalling in vertebrates, thereby extending the biological and ecological impact of EDCs.

Date: 2001
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