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ey0018.1-4 | Development/Ontogeny | ESPEYB18

1.4. Rathke's cleft-like cysts arise from Isl1 deletion in murine pituitary progenitors

ML Brinkmeier , H Bando , AC Camarano , S Fujio , K Yoshimoto , FS de Souza , SA Camper

J Clin Invest. 2020 Aug 3;130(8):4501–4515. doi: 10.1172/JCI136745. PMID: 32453714.This study used mouse models to investigate the role of LIM homeodomain transcription factor Isl1 in pituitary development. It reveals that Isl1 has multiple, critical roles in pituitary gland development. Pituitary-specific Isl1 deletion caused hypopituitarism with increased stem c...