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Rescue of the lethal scl(-/-) phenotype by the human SCL locus.
Blood - 1 Jun 2002
Sinclair Angus M, Bench Anthony J, Bloor Adrian J C, Li Juan, Göttgens Berthold, Stanley Maureen L, Miller Jane, Piltz Sandie, Hunter Susie, Nacheva Elisabeth P, Sanchez María-José, Green Anthony R
Abstract excerpt
The stem cell leukemia (SCL) gene encodes a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor with a critical role in the development of both blood and endothelium. Loss-of-function studies have shown that SCL is essential for the formation of hematopoietic stem cells, for subsequent erythroid development and for yolk sac angiogenesis. SCL exhibits a highly conserved pattern of expression from mammals to teleost fish....
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