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Pbx1 inactivation disrupts pancreas development and in Ipf1-deficient mice promotes diabetes mellitus.
Nature genetics - 1 Apr 2002
Kim Seung K, Selleri Licia, Lee Joon S, Zhang Andrew Y, Gu Xueying, Jacobs Yakop, Cleary Michael L
Abstract excerpt
Pbx1 is a member of the TALE (three-amino acid loop extension) class of homeodomain transcription factors, which are components of hetero-oligomeric protein complexes thought to regulate developmental gene expression and to maintain differentiated cell states. In vitro studies have shown that Pbx1 regulates the activity of Ipf1 (also known as Pdx1), a ParaHox homeodomain transcription factor required for the...
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