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An expanding job description for Blimp-1/PRDM1.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Aug 2009
Bikoff Elizabeth K, Morgan Marc A, Robertson Elizabeth J
Abstract excerpt
The master transcriptional regulator Blimp-1/PRDM1 contains an N-terminal PR/SET domain and five C2H2 zinc fingers located near its C-terminus that mediate DNA binding, nuclear import and recruitment of histone modifying enzymes. These activities account for its ability to control cell-fate decisions in the embryo and govern tissue homeostasis in multiple cell types in the adult organism. New experiments...
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