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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Shusil Pandit
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3384 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Pandit Shusil K SK Westendorp Bart B Nantasanti Sathidpak S van Liere Elsbeth E Tooten Peter C J PC Cornelissen Peter W A PW Toussaint Mathilda J M MJ Lamers Wouter H WH de Bruin Alain A
Nature cell biology 20121014 11
Polyploidization is observed in all mammalian species and is a characteristic feature of hepatocytes, but its molecular mechanism and biological significance are unknown. Hepatocyte polyploidization in rodents occurs through incomplete cytokinesis, starts after weaning and increases with age. Here, we show in mice that atypical E2F8 is induced after weaning and required for hepatocyte binucleation and polyploidization. A deficiency in E2f8 led to an increase in the expression level of E2F target ...[more]