Lyl-1 regulates primitive macrophages and microglia development

Abstract

Wang et al. use transcriptomic analysis to show that disruption of the transcription factor Lyl-1 in primitive macrophage progenitors results in defective differentiation that impacts on embryonic patterning and neurodevelopment. They also show that Lyl-1 disruption leads to a reduction in mature microglia, thus revealing its role in macrophage and microglial development