The role of stem cell factor SALL4 in leukemogenesis

Critical Reviews in Oncogenesis

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 117-127

  Gao, Chong ^a   Kong, Nikki R ^a   Chai, Li ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Survival factor; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; BMI1 PROTEIN; CYCLIN D1; MYC PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR SALL4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL RENEWAL; DISEASE MARKER; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA CELL; LEUKEMOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 83255186380     PISSN: 08939675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevOncog.v16.i1-2.110     Document Type: Review

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