POU1F1, Official Symbol POU1F1provided by HGNC Official Full Name POU class 1 homeobox 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:9210 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000064835 MIM:173110; AllianceGenome:HGNC:9210 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as PIT1; CPHD1; GHF-1; Pit-1; POU1F1a Summary This gene encodes a member of the POU family of transcription factors that regulate mammalian development. The protein regulates expression of several genes involved in pituitary development and hormone expression. Mutations in this genes result in combined pituitary hormone deficiency. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all