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Genomes and Genes | Eirikur SteingrimssonSummaryAffiliation: University of Iceland Country: Iceland Publications
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Mitf and Tfe3, two members of the Mitf-Tfe family of bHLH-Zip transcription factors, have important but functionally redundant roles in osteoclast developmentEirikur Steingrimsson
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:4477-82. 2002..These results suggest that heterodimeric interactions are not essential for Mitf-Tfe function in contrast to other bHLH-Zip families like Myc/Max/Mad, where heterodimeric interactions seem to be essential...
Mouse coat color mutations: from fancy mice to functional genomicsEirikur Steingrimsson
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Dev Dyn 235:2401-11. 2006..The usefulness of coat color mutations has just begun to emerge...
Melanocytes and the microphthalmia transcription factor networkEirikur Steingrimsson
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Annu Rev Genet 38:365-411. 2004....
Interpretation of complex phenotypes: lessons from the Mitf geneEirikur Steingrimsson
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and BioMedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 23:736-40. 2010..Here, the molecular, genetic, and phenotypic properties of this mutation are reviewed and an attempt made to explain the underlying biochemical reason for its observed effects...
Interallelic complementation at the mouse Mitf locusEirikur Steingrimsson
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Genetics 163:267-76. 2003..Our analysis suggests that Mitf(Mi-wh)-associated interallelic complementation is due to the unique biochemical nature of this mutation...
Evolutionary sequence comparison of the Mitf gene reveals novel conserved domainsJón Hallsteinn Hallsson
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Vatnsmyrarvegur 16, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Pigment Cell Res 20:185-200. 2007..Our analysis sheds new light on the conservation of the Mitf gene and protein and opens the door for further functional analysis...
The role of MITF phosphorylation sites during coat color and eye development in mice analyzed by bacterial artificial chromosome transgene rescueGeorg L Bauer
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Genetics 183:581-94. 2009..Furthermore, as MITF and signaling mechanisms have been shown to play an important role in melanomas, our findings may lead to novel insights into this resilient disease...
Melanocyte stem cell maintenance and hair grayingEirikur Steingrimsson
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Vatnsmyrarvegur 16, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Cell 121:9-12. 2005....
The microphthalmia-associated transcription factor Mitf interacts with beta-catenin to determine target gene expressionAlexander Schepsky
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Vatnsmyrarvegur 16, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Mol Cell Biol 26:8914-27. 2006..Our results reveal a novel mechanism by which Wnt signaling and beta-catenin activate gene expression, with significant implications for our understanding of both melanocyte development and melanoma...
The basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factor Mitf is conserved in Drosophila and functions in eye developmentJón H Hallsson
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Genetics 167:233-41. 2004..These findings further support the common origin of the vertebrate and invertebrate eyes...
miR-148 regulates Mitf in melanoma cellsBenedikta S Haflidadóttir
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
PLoS ONE 5:e11574. 2010..Loss of this regulation, either by mutations or by shortening of the 3'UTR sequence, is therefore a likely factor in melanoma formation and/or progression...
The novel mouse microphthalmia mutations Mitfmi-enu5 and Mitfmi-bcc2 produce dominant negative Mitf proteinsAdalheidur Gígja Hansdottir
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Genomics 83:932-5. 2004..The novel mutations are phenotypically distinct from previously known Mitf mutations...
Electroretinographic assessment of retinal function in microphthalmia mutant miceAnna Möller
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Exp Eye Res 78:837-48. 2004..The reduced scotopic c-wave in Mitf(mi-bws)/Mitf(mi-bws) mice, without reduction in the scotopic a-wave indicates an RPE defect without photoreceptor involvement in these mice...
A detailed genome-wide reconstruction of mouse metabolism based on human Recon 1Martin I Sigurdsson
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
BMC Syst Biol 4:140. 2010..Detailed metabolic reconstructions of mammals have recently emerged, including human reconstructions. They raise the question if the various successful applications of microbial reconstructions can be replicated in complex organisms...
