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Abstract
Hematopoietic development is governed by the coordinated expression of lineage- and differentiation stage-specific genes. Transcription factors play major roles in this process and their perturbation may underlie hematologic and immunologic disorders. Nearly 1900 transcription factors are encoded in the human genome: of these, 49 BTB (for broad-complex, tram-track and bric à brac)-zinc finger transcription factors referred to as ZBTB or POK proteins have been identified. ZBTB proteins, including BCL6, PLZF, ThPOK and LRF, exhibit a broad spectrum of functions in normal and malignant hematopoiesis. This review summarizes developmental and molecular functions of ZBTB proteins relevant to hematology.Entities:
Keywords: Co-repressor; Hematopoiesis; Transcription factor
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27250345 PMCID: PMC5001899 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-016-2035-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hematol ISSN: 0925-5710 Impact factor: 2.490