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ReviewMolecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.)2008

Role of the GATA family of transcription factors in endocrine development, function, and disease.

Robert S Viger, Séverine Mazaud Guittot, Mikko Anttonen, David B Wilson, Markku Heikinheimo

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Review in Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 137 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
137citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

137 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 283 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Role of the pioneer transcription factor GATA2 in health and disease.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2023
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77 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Robert S VigerOntogeny-Reproduction Research Unit, Room T1-49, CHUQ Research Centre, 2705 Laurier Boulevard, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2. robert.viger@crchul.ulaval.ca
Séverine Mazaud Guittot
Mikko Anttonen
David B Wilson
Markku Heikinheimo
St. Louis Children's Hospital · USUniversité Laval · CA

Funding

Regulation of Steroidogenic Cell Differentiation in the MouseR01DK075618 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI WILSON, DAVID B · 2007 to 2011
$1.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS DK075618NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK075618
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The WGATAR motif is a common nucleotide sequence found in the transcriptional regulatory regions of numerous genes. In vertebrates, these motifs are bound by one of six factors (GATA1 to GATA6) that constitute the GATA family of transcriptional regulatory proteins. Although originally considered for their roles in hematopoietic cells and the heart, GATA factors are now known to be expressed in a wide variety of tissues where they act as critical regulators of cell-specific gene expression. This includes multiple endocrine organs such as the pituitary, pancreas, adrenals, and especially the gonads. Insights into the functional roles played by GATA factors in adult organ systems have been hampered by the early embryonic lethality associated with the different Gata-null mice. This is now being overcome with the generation of tissue-specific knockout models and other knockdown strategies. These approaches, together with the increasing number of human GATA-related pathologies have greatly broadened the scope of GATA-dependent genes and, importantly, have shown that GATA action is not necessarily limited to early development. This has been particularly evident in endocrine organs where GATA factors appear to contribute to the transcription of multiple hormone-encoding genes. This review provides an overview of the GATA family of transcription factors as they relate to endocrine function and disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsEndocrine SystemEndocrine System DiseasesGATA Transcription FactorsHumansModels, BiologicalProtein IsoformsTranscription, GeneticGATA Transcription FactorsProtein Isoforms

Identifiers

PMID18174356
PMCPMC2276466
OpenAlexW2013216633

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