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Interactions between stem cell factor and c-Kit are required for intestinal immune system homeostasis.
Immunity - 1 Dec 1994
Puddington L, Olson S, Lefrançois L
Abstract excerpt
Interactions between stem cell factor (SCF) and its receptor, c-Kit, are important for development of hematopoietic, melanocytes, and germ cells. T lymphocytes appeared normal in c-Kit (W/Wv) or SCF (SI/SId) mutant mice, except for those residing within the intestinal epithelium, the intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL). Normally, IEL are composed of equal numbers of cells with alpha beta or gamma delta T cell...
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