Unraveling the Sox4-orchestrated pro-B cell differentiation program: Intricate roles of the RAG and CK1e genes
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Xiaoping Sun
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-50067 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Integrated genetic approaches identify the molecular mechanisms of Sox4 in early B-cell development: intricate roles for RAG1/2 and CK1ε.
Mallampati Saradhi S Sun Baohua B Lu Yue Y Ma Haiqing H Gong Yun Y Wang Donghai D Lee Ju-Seog JS Lin Kevin K Sun Xiaoping X
Blood 20140430 26
Commitment of hematopoietic stem cells to B lineage precursors and subsequent development of B lineage precursors into mature B cells is stringently controlled by stage-specific transcription factors. In this study, we used integrated genetic approaches and systematically determined the role of Sry-related high mobility group box (Sox) 4 and the underlying molecular mechanisms in early B-cell development. We found that Sox4 coordinates multilevel controls in the differentiation of early stage B ...[more]
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