Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor
"Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factor that regulates the CELL DIFFERENTIATION and development of a variety of cell types including MELANOCYTES; OSTEOCLASTS; and RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. Mutations in MITF protein have been associated with OSTEOPETROSIS and WAARDENBURG SYNDROME.
| Descriptor ID |
D051739
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.260.103.500.500 D12.776.260.108.092.500 D12.776.930.125.500.500 D12.776.930.127.092.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor- Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor
- Microphthalmia Associated Transcription Factor
- Transcription Factor, Microphthalmia-Associated
- MITF Transcription Factor
- Transcription Factor Microphthalmia
- Microphthalmia, Transcription Factor
- MITF Protein
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor" by people in Profiles.
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ROS-scavenging and Anti-tyrosinase Properties of Crocetin on B16F10 Murine Melanoma Cells. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2018; 18(7):1064-1069.
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Therapeutic potential of the metabolic modulator phenformin in targeting the stem cell compartment in melanoma. Oncotarget. 2017 Jan 24; 8(4):6914-6928.