Petratou et al., 2021 - The MITF paralog tfec is required in neural crest development for fate specification of the iridophore lineage from a multipotent pigment cell progenitor. PLoS One   16:e0244794 Full text @ PLoS One
12 Genes / Markers
Marker Type Symbol Name
Gene aox5 aldehyde oxidase 5
Gene dlx2a distal-less homeobox 2a
Gene foxd3 forkhead box D3
Gene gch2 GTP cyclohydrolase 2
Gene ltk leukocyte receptor tyrosine kinase
Gene mitfa melanocyte inducing transcription factor a
Gene pnp4a purine nucleoside phosphorylase 4a
Gene pou3f1 POU class 3 homeobox 1
Gene sox10 SRY-box transcription factor 10
Gene sox9b SRY-box transcription factor 9b
Gene tfap2a transcription factor AP-2 alpha
Gene tfec transcription factor EC