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Heat shock transcription factors and sensory placode development.
BMB reports - 31 Oct 2009
Nakai Akira
Abstract excerpt
The heat shock transcription factor (HSF) family consists of at least three members in mammals and regulates expression of heat shock proteins in response to heat shock and proteotoxic stresses. Especially, HSF1 is indispensable for this response. Members of this family are also involved in development of some tissues such as the brain and reproductive organs. However, we did not know the molecular mechanisms...
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