The emerging role of the Ikaros stem cell factor in the neuroendocrine system

Abstract

In this review, we cover the evidence implicating Ikaros as a key factor whose transcriptional actions and chromatin remodeling properties determine the fate of hypothalamic neuroendocrine and pituitary cell population expansion. We propose that the governing mechanisms involve in the regulation and action of Ikaros are of importance during developmental as well as neoplastic transitions. © 2008 Society for Endocrinology.