Role of the reprogramming factor KLF4 in blood formation

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 673-685

  Park, Chun Shik ^a   Shen, Ye ^a   Lewis, Andrew ^a   Lacorazza, H Daniel ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Hematopoiesis; Lymphocytes; Myeloid cells; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; CHROMATIN; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR;

B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW CELL; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DENDRITIC CELL; DNA BINDING; EPIGENETICS; GENOME; HEMATOPOIESIS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMANS; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84964699594     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: 19383673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1RU1215-539R     Document Type: Review

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