{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"type":"text","value":"Sry-related high-mobility group box-10 (SOX-10) protein is a critical component of the SOX family of transcription factors. With a molecular mass of 51 kDa, SOX-10 plays a crucial role in the development of the neural crest, peripheral nervous system, and melanocytic cells. This transcription factor"},{"type":"text","value":"'"},{"type":"text","value":"s expression is widespread in various normal human tissues, including skin melanocytes, myoepithelial cells in both breast and salivary glands, as well as neuronal and glial cells in the brain, and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. SOX-10 is also present in malignant tumors such as melanoma, breast carcinoma, and gliomas, and in benign tumors such as schwannomas."}]}]}