Studies in Drosophila have identified this gene as encoding a positive regulator of the notch signaling pathway. The human gene encodes a protein of unknown function; however, it may play a role in basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor activity.[2]
↑Yamamoto N, Yamamoto S, Inagaki F, Kawaichi M, Fukamizu A, Kishi N, Matsuno K, Nakamura K, Weinmaster G, Okano H, Nakafuku M (Nov 2001). "Role of Deltex-1 as a transcriptional regulator downstream of the Notch receptor". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276 (48): 45031–40. doi:10.1074/jbc.M105245200. PMID11564735.
Further reading
Saito T, Chiba S, Ichikawa M, Kunisato A, Asai T, Shimizu K, Yamaguchi T, Yamamoto G, Seo S, Kumano K, Nakagami-Yamaguchi E, Hamada Y, Aizawa S, Hirai H (May 2003). "Notch2 is preferentially expressed in mature B cells and indispensable for marginal zone B lineage development". Immunity. 18 (5): 675–85. doi:10.1016/S1074-7613(03)00111-0. PMID12753744.
Takeyama K, Aguiar RC, Gu L, He C, Freeman GJ, Kutok JL, Aster JC, Shipp MA (Jun 2003). "The BAL-binding protein BBAP and related Deltex family members exhibit ubiquitin-protein isopeptide ligase activity". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (24): 21930–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M301157200. PMID12670957.
Gupta-Rossi N, Storck S, Griebel PJ, Reynaud CA, Weill JC, Dahan A (Mar 2003). "Specific over-expression of deltex and a new Kelch-like protein in human germinal center B cells". Molecular Immunology. 39 (13): 791–9. doi:10.1016/S0161-5890(03)00002-6. PMID12617994.
Izon DJ, Aster JC, He Y, Weng A, Karnell FG, Patriub V, Xu L, Bakkour S, Rodriguez C, Allman D, Pear WS (Feb 2002). "Deltex1 redirects lymphoid progenitors to the B cell lineage by antagonizing Notch1". Immunity. 16 (2): 231–43. doi:10.1016/S1074-7613(02)00271-6. PMID11869684.
Yamamoto N, Yamamoto S, Inagaki F, Kawaichi M, Fukamizu A, Kishi N, Matsuno K, Nakamura K, Weinmaster G, Okano H, Nakafuku M (Nov 2001). "Role of Deltex-1 as a transcriptional regulator downstream of the Notch receptor". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276 (48): 45031–40. doi:10.1074/jbc.M105245200. PMID11564735.
Kishi N, Tang Z, Maeda Y, Hirai A, Mo R, Ito M, Suzuki S, Nakao K, Kinoshita T, Kadesch T, Hui C, Artavanis-Tsakonas S, Okano H, Matsuno K (Feb 2001). "Murine homologs of deltex define a novel gene family involved in vertebrate Notch signaling and neurogenesis". International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 19 (1): 21–35. doi:10.1016/S0736-5748(00)00071-X. PMID11226752.
Lee L, Dowhanick-Morrissette J, Katz A, Jukofsky L, Krantz ID (Dec 2000). "Chromosomal localization, genomic characterization, and mapping to the Noonan syndrome critical region of the human Deltex (DTX1) gene". Human Genetics. 107 (6): 577–81. doi:10.1007/s004390000431. PMID11153911.
Blaumueller CM, Qi H, Zagouras P, Artavanis-Tsakonas S (Jul 1997). "Intracellular cleavage of Notch leads to a heterodimeric receptor on the plasma membrane". Cell. 90 (2): 281–91. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80336-0. PMID9244302.
Matsuno K, Diederich RJ, Go MJ, Blaumueller CM, Artavanis-Tsakonas S (Aug 1995). "Deltex acts as a positive regulator of Notch signaling through interactions with the Notch ankyrin repeats". Development. 121 (8): 2633–44. PMID7671825.