Function
GATA-1 is essential for erythroid (red blood cell) and megakaryocytic (platelet producing cell) development and mice without GATA1 die as embryos. It helps transcribe the α-spectrin structural protein which is critical for the shape of red blood cells.
GATA-1 has been found to enhance the transcription rates of the α-spectrin gene by up to 100 fold in humans.
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