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Deletion of proapoptotic Puma selectively protects hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells against high-dose radiation.
Blood - 10 Jun 2010
Shao Lijian, Sun Yan, Zhang Zhonghui, Feng Wei, Gao Yongxing, Cai Zailong, Wang Zack Z, Look A Thomas, Wu Wen-Shu
Abstract excerpt
Bone marrow injury is a major adverse side effect of radiation and chemotherapy. Attempts to limit such damage are warranted, but their success requires a better understanding of how radiation and anticancer drugs harm the bone marrow. Here, we report one pivotal role of the BH3-only protein Puma in the radiosensitivity of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs). Puma deficiency...
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