Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is required but is not sufficient to induce the expression of melanogenic genes

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 374-382

  Gaggioli, Cédric ^a   Buscà, Roser ^a   Abbe, Patricia ^a   Ortonne, Jean Paul ^a   Ballotti, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Melanocytes; Microphthalmia associated transcription factor; Pigment cells

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GENE PRODUCT; MELANIN; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TYRP1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TYRP1 GENE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYCLIC AMP; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PROTEINS; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0043198513     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2003.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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