Isolation and developmental expression of Mitf in Xenopus laevis

M Kumasaka, H Sato, S Sato, I Yajima… - … Dynamics: An Official …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Mitf (gene for microphthalmia‐associated transcription factor) encodes a transcription factor
of the basic/helix‐loop‐helix/leucine‐zipper family and is a key regulator during the …

Evolutionary sequence comparison of the Mitf gene reveals novel conserved domains

JH Hallsson, BS Haflidadóttir, A Schepsky… - Pigment cell …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The microphthalmia‐associated transcription factor (MITF) is a member of the MYC family of
basic helix–loop–helix leucine zipper transcription factors. The corresponding gene was …

Identification of a novel isoform of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor that is enriched in retinal pigment epithelium

S Amae, N Fuse, K Yasumoto, S Sato, I Yajima… - Biochemical and …, 1998 - Elsevier
Mutations at the mouse locus encoding microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (Mitf)
affect the development of many cell types, including retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) …

[HTML][HTML] Microphthalmia transcription factor induces both retinal pigmented epithelium and neural crest melanocytes from neuroretina cells

N Planque, G Raposo, L Leconte, O Anezo… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Mitf encodes a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that plays an essential role in the
differentiation of the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) and neural crest-derived …

Structural organization of the human microphthalmia-associated transcription factor gene containing four alternative promoters

T Udono, K Yasumoto, K Takeda, S Amae… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2000 - Elsevier
Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) affects the development of many types
of cells, including melanocytes and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). MITF consists of at …

A big gene linked to small eyes encodes multiple Mitf isoforms: many promoters make light work

KENI YASUMOTO, S Amae, T Udono… - Pigment cell …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Among more than 80 different loci related to mouse coat color, microphthalmia‐associated
transcription factor (Mitf) encoded at the mouse microphthalmia locus is one of the most …

[HTML][HTML] MITF-M, a “melanocyte-specific” isoform, is expressed in the adult retinal pigment epithelium

J Maruotti, T Thein, DJ Zack, N Esumi - Pigment cell & melanoma …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The gene residing at the microphthalmia locus that causes white and small eye phenotype
in mice when mutated was cloned and named microphthalmia-associated transcription …

Regulation of melanoblast and retinal pigment epithelium development by Xenopus laevis Mitf

M Kumasaka, S Sato, I Yajima… - Developmental …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Mitf is a central regulator of pigment cell development that is essential for the normal
development of the melanocyte and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) lineages. To …

Mitf-D, a newly identified isoform, expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium and monocyte-lineage cells affected by Mitf mutations

K Takeda, K Yasumoto, N Kawaguchi, T Udono… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2002 - Elsevier
Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (Mitf) regulates the differentiation of
melanocytes, optic cup-derived retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and some types of bone …

Transient overexpression of the Microphthalmia gene in the eyes of Microphthalmia vitiligo mutant mice

N Bora, SJ Conway, H Liang… - … Dynamics: An Official …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The murine microphthalmia gene (Mitf) encodes a basic helix‐loop‐helix transcription factor
thought to regulate transcription of genes encoding proteins of the pigmentation pathway. It …