Hematopoiesis: wandering progenitor cells.
The generation of mice that are chimeric for expression of alpha 4 integrin has revealed a critical role for this adhesion molecule, specifically in postnatal lymphopoiesis.
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Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000502:physiology; D002465:Cell Movement; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D039441:Integrin alpha4; D051379:Mice; D016201:Receptors, Lymphocyte Homing / Q000502:physiology
D015703:Antigens, CD; D016201:Receptors, Lymphocyte Homing; D039441:Integrin alpha4