Abstract
Immature hematopoietic precursors proliferate as they differentiate, whereas terminal differentiation is associated with cell cycle arrest. Stem cell lineage commitment and subseqent maturation is regulated predominantly by transcription factors. Runx1 and c-Myb act in early stage hematopoietic cells to both stimulate proliferation and differentiation, whereas C/EBPα, and perhaps other C/EBP family members, block progression from G1 to S and induce terminal maturation. Coupling of differentiation to either proliferation or growth arrest by transcription factors is li1kely an important regulatory mechanism in multiple developmental systems.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 624-629 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of cellular biochemistry |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 14 2002 |
Keywords
- C/EBPα
- Cell cycle
- Hematopoiesis
- Runx1
- c-Myb
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology