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SUBMITTER: Deng Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9566859 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deng Yun Y Wang Haihong H Liu Xiaohui X Yuan Hao H Xu Jin J de Thé Hugues H Zhou Jun J Zhu Jun J
eLife 20221007
Macrophages and their precursor cells, monocytes, are the first line of defense of the body against foreign pathogens and tissue damage. Although the origins of macrophages are diverse, some common transcription factors (such as PU.1) are required to ensure proper development of monocytes/macrophages. Here, we report that the deficiency of <i>zbtb14</i>, a transcription repressor gene belonging to <i>ZBTB</i> family, leads to an aberrant expansion of monocyte/macrophage population in zebrafish. ...[more]