Priming of lineage-specifying genes by Bcl11b is required for lineage choice in post-selection thymocytes
oleh: Satoshi Kojo, Hirokazu Tanaka, Takaho A. Endo, Sawako Muroi, Ye Liu, Wooseok Seo, Mari Tenno, Kiyokazu Kakugawa, Yoshinori Naoe, Krutula Nair, Kazuyo Moro, Yoshinori Katsuragi, Akinori Kanai, Toshiya Inaba, Takeshi Egawa, Byrappa Venkatesh, Aki Minoda, Ryo Kominami, Ichiro Taniuchi
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-09-01 |
Deskripsi
CD4 and CD8 T cells develop in the thymus with their transcription programs controlled by ThPOK and Runx3, respectively. Here the authors show that a pre-commitment event modulated by the transcription factor, Bcl11b, is required for the proper expression of ThPOK and Runx3 and correct CD4/CD8 lineage commitment.