ZBTB20 is required for anterior pituitary development and lactotrope specification

The pituitary is a complex structure with the anterior lobe containing five specialized cell types secreting different hormones. Here Cao et al. unravel a role for ZBTB20 in pituitary development and specifically in lactrotrope specification.

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Main Authors: Dongmei Cao, Xianhua Ma, Jiao Cai, Jing Luan, An-Jun Liu, Rui Yang, Yi Cao, Xiaotong Zhu, Hai Zhang, Yu-Xia Chen, Yuguang Shi, Guang-Xia Shi, Dajin Zou, Xuetao Cao, Michael J. Grusby, Zhifang Xie, Weiping J. Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11121
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spelling doaj-7d92585d1fcf43e69c1f7145ec6e33f12021-05-11T11:13:34ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-04-017111310.1038/ncomms11121ZBTB20 is required for anterior pituitary development and lactotrope specificationDongmei Cao0Xianhua Ma1Jiao Cai2Jing Luan3An-Jun Liu4Rui Yang5Yi Cao6Xiaotong Zhu7Hai Zhang8Yu-Xia Chen9Yuguang Shi10Guang-Xia Shi11Dajin Zou12Xuetao Cao13Michael J. Grusby14Zhifang Xie15Weiping J. Zhang16Department of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityBarshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioDepartment of Pathophysiology, Dalian Medical University, 9 West SectionDepartment of Endocrinology, Changhai HospitalNational Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Department of Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesDepartment of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public HealthDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityDepartment of Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical UniversityThe pituitary is a complex structure with the anterior lobe containing five specialized cell types secreting different hormones. Here Cao et al. unravel a role for ZBTB20 in pituitary development and specifically in lactrotrope specification.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11121
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author Dongmei Cao
Xianhua Ma
Jiao Cai
Jing Luan
An-Jun Liu
Rui Yang
Yi Cao
Xiaotong Zhu
Hai Zhang
Yu-Xia Chen
Yuguang Shi
Guang-Xia Shi
Dajin Zou
Xuetao Cao
Michael J. Grusby
Zhifang Xie
Weiping J. Zhang
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Xianhua Ma
Jiao Cai
Jing Luan
An-Jun Liu
Rui Yang
Yi Cao
Xiaotong Zhu
Hai Zhang
Yu-Xia Chen
Yuguang Shi
Guang-Xia Shi
Dajin Zou
Xuetao Cao
Michael J. Grusby
Zhifang Xie
Weiping J. Zhang
ZBTB20 is required for anterior pituitary development and lactotrope specification
Nature Communications
author_facet Dongmei Cao
Xianhua Ma
Jiao Cai
Jing Luan
An-Jun Liu
Rui Yang
Yi Cao
Xiaotong Zhu
Hai Zhang
Yu-Xia Chen
Yuguang Shi
Guang-Xia Shi
Dajin Zou
Xuetao Cao
Michael J. Grusby
Zhifang Xie
Weiping J. Zhang
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title ZBTB20 is required for anterior pituitary development and lactotrope specification
title_short ZBTB20 is required for anterior pituitary development and lactotrope specification
title_full ZBTB20 is required for anterior pituitary development and lactotrope specification
title_fullStr ZBTB20 is required for anterior pituitary development and lactotrope specification
title_full_unstemmed ZBTB20 is required for anterior pituitary development and lactotrope specification
title_sort zbtb20 is required for anterior pituitary development and lactotrope specification
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2016-04-01
description The pituitary is a complex structure with the anterior lobe containing five specialized cell types secreting different hormones. Here Cao et al. unravel a role for ZBTB20 in pituitary development and specifically in lactrotrope specification.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11121
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