The Scientist Staff | Oct 27, 1991 | 2 min read
S.J. Rhodes, S.F. Konieczny, "Identification of MRF4: a new member of the muscle regulatory factor gene family," Genes & Development, 3:2050-61, 1989. Stephen F. Konieczny (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.): "This paper describes the identification and characterization of MRF4, the fourth member of a structurally and functionally related family of muscle regulatory factors that includes MyoD, myogenin, and Myf-5. Forced expression of MRF4 in fibroblasts converts nonmuscle cells to skele