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SOX5 is involved in balanced MITF regulation in human melanoma cells.
BMC medical genomics - 29 Feb 2016
Kordaß Theresa, Weber Claudia E M, Oswald Marcus, Ast Volker, Bernhardt Mathias, Novak Daniel, Utikal Jochen, Eichmüller Stefan B, König Rainer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Melanoma is a cancer with rising incidence and new therapeutics are needed. For this, it is necessary to understand the molecular mechanisms of melanoma development and progression. Melanoma differs from other cancers by its ability to produce the pigment melanin via melanogenesis; this biosynthesis is essentially regulated by microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF). MITF regulates...
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