| Literature DB >> 22432088 |
Katja Fiedler1, Cornelia Brunner.
Abstract
In recent years, the prospective isolation of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells has identified the hierarchical structure of hematopoietic development and lineage-commitment. Moreover, these isolated cell populations allowed the elucitation of the molecular mechansims associated with lineage choice and revealed the indispensable functions of transcription factors as lineage determinants. This review summarizes current concepts regarding adult murine granulopoiesis and illustrates the importance of the transcription factors C/EBPα, PU.1 and GATA-2 for the development of neutrophil, eosinophil and basophil granulocytes.Entities:
Keywords: C/EBPα; Granulopoiesis; transcription factors
Year: 2012 PMID: 22432088 PMCID: PMC3301437
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Blood Res ISSN: 2160-1992