Pit1

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POU domain, class 1, transcription factor 1 (growth hormone factor 1), also known as POU1F1, abbreviated Pit1, is a immunostain used endocrinology.

Pit1
Immunostain in short
Abbreviation Pit1
Normal staining pattern nuclear staining
Positive Somatotroph, lactotroph adenoma

General

  • Nuclear stain.


Positive

Pit-1 lineage pituitary tumors:[1]

  • Somatotroph adenoma.
  • Lactotroph adenoma.
  • Thyreotropha adenoma.
  • Mammary gland.[2]


Occasionally positive

Negative

  • Corticotroph adenoma.
  • Gonadotroph adenoma.
  • Null cell adenoma.

See also

Wikipedia page: [1]

References

  1. Lloyd, RV.; Osamura, RY. (Oct 1997). "Transcription factors in normal and neoplastic pituitary tissues.". Microsc Res Tech 39 (2): 168-81. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19971015)39:2<168::AID-JEMT8>3.0.CO;2-H. PMID 9361268.
  2. Sendon-Lago, J.; Seoane, S.; Eiro, N.; Bermudez, MA.; Macia, M.; Garcia-Caballero, T.; Vizoso, FJ.; Perez-Fernandez, R. (Dec 2014). "Cancer progression by breast tumors with Pit-1-overexpression is blocked by inhibition of metalloproteinase (MMP)-13.". Breast Cancer Res 16 (6): 505. doi:10.1186/s13058-014-0505-8. PMID 25527274.