Dopachrome tautomerase
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Dopachrome tautomerase (dopachrome delta-isomerase, tyrosine-related protein 2), also known as DCT, is a human gene
. Its expression is regulated by the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
(MITF).
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
. Its expression is regulated by the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor is a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factor involved in melanocyte and osteoclast development.-Clinical significance:...
(MITF).