Microphthalmia transcription factor expression in cutaneous benign, malignant melanocytic, and nonmelanocytic tumors

R King, PB Googe, KN Weilbaecher… - The American journal …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
… Biochemical studies revealed that Microphthalmia transcription factor protein (Mitf) binds …
enzyme gene expression through a signaling cascade that stimulates expression of Mitf …

Melanocytes and the Microphthalmia Transcription Factor Network

E Steingrímsson, NG Copeland, NA Jenkins - Annu. Rev. Genet., 2004 - annualreviews.org
… The first mouse microphthalmia transcription factor (Mitf ) mutation was discovered over 60
… (bHLH-Zip) transcription factors. Like Myc, Mitf regulates gene expression by binding to DNA …

Fifteen‐year quest for microphthalmia‐associated transcription factor target genes

Y Cheli, M Ohanna, R Ballotti… - Pigment cell & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) was initially shown to play a key
role in melanocyte differentiation through the direct transcriptional control of TYROSINASE, …

Microphthalmia‐associated transcription factor in the Wnt signaling pathway

H Saito, KI Yasumoto, K Takeda… - Pigment Cell …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
factor-1 (LEF-1)/TCF transcription factors, containing a high-mobility-group domain (27, 28).
Thus, the LEF-1/TCF transcription factors … MITF-M expression through the functional LEF-1-…

CBP/p300 as a co-factor for the Microphthalmia transcription factor

S Sato, K Roberts, G Gambino, A Cook, T Kouzarides… - Oncogene, 1997 - nature.com
… of transcription factors by signal transduction pathways acting to coordinate the transcriptional
… by the action of relatively few transcription factors expressed in a cell-type specific or …

Microphthalmia transcription factor analysis in posterior uveal melanomas

F Mouriaux, S Vincent, Z Kherrouche… - Experimental eye …, 2003 - Elsevier
… The protein encoded by the Microphthalmia gene (MITF) is a transcription factor essential
for the development and survival of melanocytes. It serves as a master regulator in modulating …

Microphthalmia, a critical factor in melanocyte development, defines a discrete transcription factor family.

TJ Hemesath, E Steingrimsson, G McGill… - Genes & …, 1994 - genesdev.cshlp.org
… The opportunity to examine structure/function rela tionships for transcription factor mutations
coordinately in vitro and in mice has rarely been possible. The mul titude of mi mouse …

The microphthalmia-associated transcription factor Mitf interacts with β-catenin to determine target gene expression

A Schepsky, K Bruser, GJ Gunnarsson… - … and cellular biology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Commitment to the melanocyte lineage is characterized by the onset of expression of the
microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (Mitf). This transcription factor plays a …

[HTML][HTML] Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF): multiplicity in structure, function, and regulation

S Shibahara, K Takeda, K Yasumoto, T Udono… - Journal of Investigative …, 2001 - Elsevier
Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) regulates the differentiation and … is
also responsible for pigment cell-specific transcription of the melanogenesis enzyme genes. …

[HTML][HTML] Microphthalmia family of transcription factors associated renal cell carcinoma

L Xie, Y Zhang, CL Wu - Asian Journal of Urology, 2019 - Elsevier
… The microphthalmia (MiT) subfamily of transcription factors includes TFE3, TFEB, TFEC, and
… by the rearrangement of the MiT transcription factors TFE3 and TFEB, respectively. Recent …