Nature Communications (Dec 2016)

Thioredoxin-interacting protein regulates haematopoietic stem cell ageing and rejuvenation by inhibiting p38 kinase activity

  • Haiyoung Jung,
  • Dong Oh Kim,
  • Jae-Eun Byun,
  • Won Sam Kim,
  • Mi Jeong Kim,
  • Hae Young Song,
  • Young Kwan Kim,
  • Du-Kyeong Kang,
  • Young-Jun Park,
  • Tae-Don Kim,
  • Suk Ran Yoon,
  • Hee Gu Lee,
  • Eun-Ji Choi,
  • Sang-Hyun Min,
  • Inpyo Choi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13674
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The processes regulating the ageing of stem cells are not clearly defined. Here, the authors report that in haematopoietic stem cells (HSC) thioredoxin-interacting protein, known to regulate the cell cycle, binds to p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and regulates HSC ageing and rejuvenation.