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Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL are indispensable for the late phase of mast cell development from mouse embryonic stem cells.
Experimental hematology - 1 Mar 2007
Möller Christine, Karlberg Mats, Abrink Magnus, Nakayama Keiichi I, Motoyama Noboru, Nilsson Gunnar
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the importance of the prosurvival factors Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL for mast cell development and survival. METHODS: bcl-x(-/-) and bcl-2(-/-) mouse embryonic stem cells were maintained in medium supplemented with either interleukin (IL)-3 or IL-3 in combination with stem cell factor (SCF) to favor mast cell development. The development of Bcl-2 family deficient embryonic...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Survival
- Cells, Cultured
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Genotype
- Interleukin-3
- Mast Cells
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Minor Histocompatibility Antigens
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins
