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Thyroid Transcription Factor in Differentiating Type II Cells
7 Sept 2006
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Thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1, product of the Nkx2.1 gene) is essential for branching morphogenesis of the lung and enhances expression of surfactant proteins by alveolar type II cells. We investigated expression of two TTF-1 mRNA transcripts, generated by alternative start sites and coding for 42- and 46-kD protein isoforms in the mouse, during hormone-induced differentiation of human fetal lung type II...
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