The role of interleukin-4 in the regulation of mouse primordial germ cell numbers

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作者
Cooke, JE
Heasman, J
Wylie, CC
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,WELLCOME CRC INST CANC & DEV BIOL,CAMBRIDGE CB2 1QR,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT ZOOL,CAMBRIDGE CB2 1QR,ENGLAND
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英国惠康基金;
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10.1006/dbio.1996.0047
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Interleukin-4 (IL-4), a pleiotropic cytokine, stimulates a dose-dependent increase in the number of mouse primordial germ cells in culture. Results from bromodeoxyuridine incorporation assays suggest that IL-4 acts as a survival factor rather than as a mitogen for primordial germ cells in this system. Studies on the embryonic expression patterns of IL-4 and its receptors, using RT-PCR and ELISA, show that IL-4 and its receptors are present at the correct time and place to influence PGC numbers in vivo. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.
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