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Summary Expression Phenotypes Gene Literature (28) GO Terms (11) Nucleotides (146) Proteins (98) Interactants (453) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-484961
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 mitf

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melanocyte inducing transcription factor

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MITF-A , mitf-a , mitfa , mitf-b ( Nomenclature history )

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helix loop helix transcription factor

AI Protein Function :
The mitf protein is a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLH-Zip) transcription factor localized to the nucleus. It regulates melanocyte development, pigment synthesis in melanophores and retinal ...[+]


InterPro :
HLH DNA-bd sf, MiT/TFE N, bHLH dom, MiT/TFE C

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
Tietz syndrome [+]

MIM:
TIETZ ALBINISM-DEAFNESS SYNDROME; TADS [+]

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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Xenbase Expression Details In situ images Single cell data at SPRING In situ: RNA-Seq:


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