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Forkhead/winged-helix transcription factor whn regulates hair keratin gene expression: Molecular analysis of theNude skin phenotype
1 Apr 2000
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The molecular characteristics of the nude phenotype (alopecia and thymic aplasia) in humans and rodents are unknown. The nude locus encodes Whn, a transcription factor of the forkhead/winged-helix class. Expression of Whn in HeLa cells induced expression of human hair keratin genes Ha3-II and Hb5. Correspondingly, in nude mice, which are homozygous for a loss-of-function mutation of Whn, expression of mouse mHa3...
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