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Reduced oxidative-stress response in red blood cells from p45NFE2-deficient mice.
Blood - 1 Apr 2001
Chan J Y, Kwong M, Lo M, Emerson R, Kuypers F A
Abstract excerpt
p45NF-E2 is a member of the cap 'n' collar (CNC)-basic leucine zipper family of transcriptional activators that is expressed at high levels in various types of blood cells. Mice deficient in p45NF-E2 that were generated by gene targeting have high mortality from bleeding resulting from severe thrombocytopenia. Surviving p45nf-e2(-/-) adults have mild anemia characterized by hypochromic red blood cells (RBCs),...
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