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Loss of Klf4 in mice causes altered proliferation and differentiation and precancerous changes in the adult stomach.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2005
Katz Jonathan P, Perreault Nathalie, Goldstein Bree G, Actman Lori, McNally Sara R, Silberg Debra G, Furth Emma E, Kaestner Klaus H
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The epithelial zinc-finger transcription factor Klf4 (formerly GKLF) regulates cellular proliferation and differentiation in vitro. Klf4 null mice die by postnatal day 1 and show changes in epithelial differentiation of skin and colon. METHODS: We used tissue-specific gene ablation to generate mice lacking Klf4 in their gastric epithelia. Klf4 mutant mice and controls were killed for histology,...
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