Dmbx1 is essential in agouti-related protein action
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Dmbx1 is essential in agouti-related protein action.
Dmbx1 is a paired-class homeodomain transcription factor. We show here that mice deficient in Dmbx1 exhibit severe leanness associated with hypophagia and hyperactivity and that isolation of a Dmbx1(-/-) mouse from its cohabitants induces self-starvation, sometimes leading to death, features similar to those of anorexia nervosa in humans. Interestingly, overexpression of agouti in Dmbx1(-/-) mi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707328104