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Runx1 mediates the development of the granular convoluted tubules in the submandibular glands.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Ono Minagi Hitomi, Sarper Safiye Esra, Kurosaka Hiroshi, Kuremoto Koh-Ichi, Taniuchi Ichiro, Sakai Takayoshi, Yamashiro Takashi
Abstract excerpt
The mouse granular convoluted tubules (GCTs), which are only located in the submandibular gland (SMG) are known to develop and maintain their structure in an androgen-dependent manner. We previously demonstrated that the GCTs are involuted by the epithelial deletion of core binding factor β (CBFβ), a transcription factor that physically interacts with any of the Runt-related transcription factor (RUNX) proteins...
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