MeSH definition : A basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factor that regulates the CELL
DIFFERENTIATION and development of a variety of cell types including MELANOCYTES;
OSTEOCLASTS; and RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. Mutations in MITF protein have been associated
with OSTEOPETROSIS and WAARDENBURG SYNDROME.;
A basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factor that regulates the CELL
DIFFERENTIATION and development of a variety of cell types including MELANOCYTES;
OSTEOCLASTS; and RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. Mutations in MITF protein have been associated
with OSTEOPETROSIS and WAARDENBURG SYNDROME.