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Protective role of connexin 32 in steady-state hematopoiesis, regeneration state, and leukemogenesis.
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) - 1 May 2007
Hirabayashi Yoko, Yoon Byung-Il, Tsuboi Isao, Huo Yan, Kodama Yukio, Kanno Jun, Ott Thomas, Trosko James E, Inoue Tohru
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The role of gap junctions formed by connexins (Cxs) has been implicated in the homeostatic regulation of multicellular systems. Primitive hematopoietic progenitor cells form a multicellular system, but a previous report states that Cx32 is not expressed in the bone marrow. Thus, a question arises as to why Cx molecules are not detected in the hematopoietic tissue other than in stromal cells. Based on our...
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