β-Cell-Specific Mafk Overexpression Impairs Pancreatic Endocrine Cell Development.

The MAF family transcription factors are homologs of v-Maf, the oncogenic component of the avian retrovirus AS42. They are subdivided into 2 groups, small and large MAF proteins, according to their structure, function, and molecular size. MAFK is a member of the small MAF family and acts as a domina...

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Main Authors: Ahmed M Abdellatif, Hisashi Oishi, Takahiro Itagaki, Yunshin Jung, Hossam H Shawki, Yukari Okita, Yoshikazu Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Salah E El-Morsy, Mesbah A El-Sayed, Mahmoud B Shoaib, Fumihiro Sugiyama, Satoru Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4763111?pdf=render