Definitions of C EBPalpha

1. A CCAAT- enhancer- binding protein found in LIVER; ADIPOSE TISSUE; INTESTINES; LUNG; ADRENAL GLANDS; PLACENTA; OVARY and peripheral blood mononuclear cells ( LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR). Experiments with knock- out mice have demonstrated that CCAAT- enhancer binding protein- alpha is essential for the functioning and differentiation of HEPATOCYTES and ADIPOCYTES.