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The growth factor independence-1 transcription factor: new functions and new insights
Avedis Kazanjian1, Eleanore A Gross, H Leighton Grimes
1Institute for Cellular Therapeutics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Abstract:
The growth factor independence-1 (Gfi1) transcription factor is required for proper development of neuroendocrine cells, sensory neurons, and blood. Patients with mutations in Gfi1 exhibit severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) or non-immune chronic idiopathic neutropenia of adults. Gfi1 was initially described as an oncoprotein that mediates tumor progression in a mouse model of leukemia; however, recent data suggest that Gfi1 may act as either an oncogene or an anti-proliferative tumor suppressor gene depending on the cell type. Here we review the latest literature on Gfi1, and emphasize its role in the hematopoietic, sensory and neuroendocrine systems.
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