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Novel function of the transactivation domain of a pituitary-specific transcription factor, Pit-1.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 22 Nov 2002
Kishimoto Masahiko, Okimura Yasuhiko, Yagita Kazuhiro, Iguchi Genzo, Fumoto Mariko, Iida Keiji, Kaji Hidesuke, Okamura Hitoshi, Chihara Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
Pit-1 stimulates the expression of growth hormone, prolactin, and thyrotropin beta subunit genes. Consequently, abnormality of the Pit-1 gene results in combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD). In this study, we analyzed the function of Pit-1 with a mutation (proline to leucine at codon 24) in the transactivation domain, P24L, which has a normal POU domain important for binding to DNA, because this mutation...
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