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Genetic evidence for an evolutionarily conserved role of IL-7 signaling in T cell development of zebrafish.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2011
Iwanami Norimasa, Mateos Fernando, Hess Isabell, Riffel Nico, Soza-Ried Cristian, Schorpp Michael, Boehm Thomas
Abstract excerpt
In mammals, the cytokine IL-7 is a key regulator of various aspects of lymphocyte differentiation and homeostasis. Because of the difficulty of identifying cytokine homologs in lower vertebrates and the paucity of assay systems and reagents, the degree of functional conservation of cytokine signaling pathways, particularly those pertaining to lymphocyte development, is unclear. In this article, we report on the...
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