Like JUN and FOS, the Maf transcription factors belong to the AP1 family. Besides their
established role in human cancer—overexpression of the large Maf genes promotes the …

The small MAFs, MAFF, MAFG and MAFK have emerged as crucial regulators of mammalian
gene expression. Previous studies have linked small MAF function, by virtue of their …

The epiblast of vertebrate embryos is comprised of neural and non-neural ectoderm, with the
border territory at their intersection harboring neural crest and cranial placode progenitors …

Recent studies demonstrated a number of links between chromatin structure, gene
expression, extracellular signaling and cellular differentiation during lens development …

The small Maf basic leucine zipper (bZIP) proteins MafF, MafG and MafK, while modest in
size, have emerged as crucial regulators of mammalian gene expression. Intriguingly, small …

The MafA transcription factor is both critical to islet β-cell function and has a unique
pancreatic cell-type-specific expression pattern. To localize the potential transcriptional …

Low-threshold mechanoreceptor neurons (LTMs) of the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) are
essential for touch sensation. They form highly specialized terminations in the skin and …

Understanding when and how multipotent progenitors segregate into diverse fates is a key
question during embryonic development. The neural crest (NC) is an exemplary model …

This book provides a comprehensive view of research in lens developmental biology,
emphasising technical and molecular breakthroughs. Elucidation of the mechanisms that …

Maf family transcription factors are regulators of tissue-specific gene expression and cell-
differentiation in a wide variety of tissues and are also involved in human diseases and …