The gene Pax4 is an essential regulator of pancreatic β-cell development

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-294

  Sosa Pineda, Beatriz ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cell; Development; Pancreas; Pax4

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 14544304564     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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