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Role of GATA Factors in Development

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Members of the GATA transcription factor family are found throughout eukaryotes, including plants, fungi, invertebrates and vertebrates. In this review, we discuss some of the roles of GATA factors during vertebrate and invertebrate development. We place particular emphasis on their function in hematopoiesis, in heart and in endoderm development, phenomena in which several different organisms have shown striking molecular and developmental similarities.

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Haenlin, M., Waltzer, L. (2005). Role of GATA Factors in Development. In: Iuchi, S., Kuldell, N. (eds) Zinc Finger Proteins. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27421-9_30

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