Distinct roles of SOX2, Pax6 and Maf transcription factors in the regulation of lens‐specific δ1‐crystallin enhancer
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- 7 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Genes to Cells
- Vol. 7 (8) , 791-805
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2443.2002.00560.x
Abstract
Background: The eye lens provides a good model for the study of regulation of cell differentiation, in which lens-specific δ1-crystallin expression serves as an indicator of the differentiated state ...Keywords
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