Publications by authors named "Tom N Blankenship"
Purpose: To examine the role of the c-Maf transcription factor in the regulation of non-crystallin lens fiber cell specific gene expression.
Methods: Expression of lens fiber cell genes in c-Maf null mice was analyzed by immunohistochemical and RT-PCR methods. In addition, the effect of c-Maf on fiber cell gene promoter fragments was examined in co-transfection experiments.