In vivo role of alternative splicing and serine phosphorylation of the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor MITF
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*Mammalian Development Section, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-3706, USA §Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA **Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA §§NINDS Flow Cytometry Core Facility, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Transgenic Core Facility, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Genetics: Published Articles Ahead of Print, published on February 23, 2012 as 10.1534/genetics.111.135996
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