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The C. elegans CBFbeta homologue BRO-1 interacts with the Runx factor, RNT-1, to promote stem cell proliferation and self-renewal.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 2007
Kagoshima Hiroshi, Nimmo Rachael, Saad Nicole, Tanaka Junko, Miwa Yoshihiro, Mitani Shohei, Kohara Yuji, Woollard Alison
Abstract excerpt
In this report, we investigate the C. elegans CBFbeta homologue, BRO-1. bro-1 mutants have a similar male-specific sensory ray loss phenotype to rnt-1 (the C. elegans homologue of the mammalian CBFbeta-interacting Runx factors), caused by failed cell divisions in the seam lineages. Our studies indicate that BRO-1 and RNT-1 form a cell proliferation-promoting complex, and that BRO-1 increases both the affinity and...
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