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Response elements named for this compound can be found in the promoter region of the Dicer gene, where it can be bound by RXR. This compound is hydroxylated in the 25-position by an enzyme that is regulated by the secretion of PTH. Corticosteroids like dexamethasone decrease levels of this compound in the body by regulating this compound’s namesake receptor. A derivative of this compound called calcipotriol is used to treat psoriasis. Bowed legs and bone fractures can result from a deficiency of this compound called rickets. This compound can be synthesized in the body from 7-dehydrocholesterol in the presence of UVB radiation. For 10 points, what fat-soluble vitamin is synthesized through exposure to sunlight? ■END■
| Northern California | Main | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 60% | 94.40 |
| Southern California | Main | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 101.00 |
| Eastern Canada | Main | Y | 13 | 100% | 0% | 23% | 96.08 |
| Florida | Main | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 90.33 |
| Great Lakes | Main | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 57% | 97.43 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | Y | 10 | 90% | 0% | 20% | 93.44 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic (1) | Main | Y | 10 | 100% | 0% | 70% | 108.80 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic (2) | Main | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 40% | 96.40 |
| Lower Midwest | Main | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 90.75 |
| Upper Midwest | Main | Y | 12 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 84.83 |
| North | Main | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 40% | 110.00 |
| Northeast | Main | Y | 12 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 96.75 |
| Northwest | Main | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 91.25 |
| South Central | Main | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 63% | 99.25 |
| Southeast | Main | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 88% | 113.88 |
| UK | Main | Y | 14 | 100% | 0% | 36% | 91.07 |
| Upstate NY | Main | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 99.50 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Nelson | Yale B | MIT B | 44 | -5 |
| John Cha | Tufts A | Brandeis Clemenceau | 58 | -5 |
| Megan Wang | Brown A | Yale A | 80 | 10 |
| Dylan Tanouye | Tufts B | Harvard | 83 | -5 |
| Matthew Forster | Dartmouth | Brandeis Wilson | 85 | 10 |
| Kevin Peng | Cornell-UG | Brown B | 85 | 10 |
| Nikhil Nair | BU | MIT A | 88 | 10 |
| Richard Lim | Bowdoin A | Brown C | 89 | 10 |
| Rohan Ganeshan | Harvard | Tufts B | 99 | 10 |
| Anthony Xu | Amherst A | BC B | 100 | 10 |
| Matthew Kohn | Williams | Brandeis Lloyd George | 101 | 10 |
| Sidarth Erat | MIT B | Yale B | 101 | 10 |
| Graham Lucas | Bowdoin B | Brandeis Orlando | 108 | 10 |
| Shining Sun | BC A | Amherst B | 111 | 10 |
| Sam Kemeny | Brandeis Clemenceau | Tufts A | 114 | 10 |