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Krüppel-like factor 5 mediates transmissible murine colonic hyperplasia caused by Citrobacter rodentium infection.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2008
McConnell Beth B, Klapproth Jan-Michael A, Sasaki Maiko, Nandan Mandayam O, Yang Vincent W
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) is a transcription factor that is highly expressed in proliferating crypt cells of the intestinal epithelium. KLF5 has a pro-proliferative effect in vitro and is induced by mitogenic and stress stimuli. To determine whether KLF5 is involved in mediating proliferative responses to intestinal stressors in vivo, we examined its function in a mouse model of...
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