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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Michael Sieweke
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-2419 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Aziz Athar A Soucie Erinn E Sarrazin Sandrine S Sieweke Michael H MH
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20091101 5954
In metazoan organisms, terminal differentiation is generally tightly linked to cell cycle exit, whereas the undifferentiated state of pluripotent stem cells is associated with unlimited self-renewal. Here, we report that combined deficiency for the transcription factors MafB and c-Maf enables extended expansion of mature monocytes and macrophages in culture without loss of differentiated phenotype and function. Upon transplantation, the expanded cells are nontumorigenic and contribute to functio ...[more]