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Smad4 is critical for self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells
12 Mar 2007
Abstract excerpt
Members of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) superfamily of growth factors have been shown to regulate the in vitro proliferation and maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Working at a common level of convergence for all TGF-beta superfamily signals, Smad4 is key in orchestrating these effects. The role of Smad4 in HSC function has remained elusive because of the early embryonic lethality...
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