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Essential role of survivin, an inhibitor of apoptosis protein, in T cell development, maturation, and homeostasis.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 5 Jan 2004
Xing Zheng, Conway Edward M, Kang Chulho, Winoto Astar
Abstract excerpt
Survivin is an inhibitor of apoptosis protein that also functions during mitosis. It is expressed in all common tumors and tissues with proliferating cells, including thymus. To examine its role in apoptosis and proliferation, we generated two T cell-specific survivin-deficient mouse lines with deletion occurring at different developmental stages. Analysis of early deleting survivin mice showed arrest at the...
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