Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, May 25th, 2006
According to a study from the United States, "The transcriptional circuitry that regulates the quiescence of hematopoietic stem cells is largely unknown.
"We report that the transcription factor known as MEF (or ELF4), which is targeted by the t(X;21)(q26;q22) in acute myelogenous leukemia, regulates the proliferation of primitive hematopoietic progenitor cells at steady state, controlling their quiescence."
"Mef null HSCs display increased residence in G0 with reduced 5-bromodeoxyuridine incorporation in vivo and impaired cytokine-driven...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2006-05-25)
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