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Conserved amino acid sequences confer nuclear localization upon the Prophet of Pit-1 pituitary transcription factor protein.
Gene - 21 Jul 2004
Guy J Chico, Hunter Chad S, Showalter Aaron D, Smith Timothy P L, Charoonpatrapong Kanokwan, Sloop Kyle W, Bidwell Joseph P, Rhodes Simon J
Abstract excerpt
Prophet of Pit-1 (PROP1) is a homeodomain transcription factor essential for development of the mammalian anterior pituitary gland. Studies of human patients and animal models with mutations in their Prop1 genes have established that PROP1 is required for the correct development or sustained function of the hormone-secreting cells that regulate physiological pathways controlling growth, reproduction, metabolism,...
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