Dual roles of lineage restricted transcription factors: The case of MITF in melanocytes

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Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-22

  Levy, Carmit ^a   Fisher, David E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetic; Gene regulation; Lineage specific; Melanocyte; MITF

Indexed keywords

MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 79952257910     PISSN: 21541264     EISSN: 21541272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/trns.2.1.13650     Document Type: Article

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