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Defective retinoic acid regulation of the Pit-1 gene enhancer: a novel mechanism of combined pituitary hormone deficiency.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Mar 1999
Cohen L E, Zanger K, Brue T, Wondisford F E, Radovick S
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Pit-1 is a pituitary-specific transcription factor responsible for pituitary development and hormone expression in mammals. Pit-1 contains two protein domains, termed POU-specific and POU-homeo, which are both necessary for DNA binding and activation of the GH and PRL genes and regulation of the...
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