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The PDX-1 activation domain provides specific functions necessary for transcriptional stimulation in pancreatic beta-cells.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 2000
Peshavaria M, Cissell M A, Henderson E, Petersen H V, Stein R
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PDX-1 is a homeodomain transcription factor whose targeted disruption results in a failure of the pancreas to develop. Mutations in the human pdx-1 gene are linked to an early onset form of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. PDX-1 binds to and transactivates the promoters of several physiol...
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