Genetic networks in lymphocytes

血液的细胞类型，如红细胞和白细胞，是在骨髓中由一种罕见的干细胞产生的。干细胞使用一些重要的主调控基因，这些基因在一个层次中起作用，促进血细胞分化过程。这项研究的目的是了解这些主调节因子是如何单独或共同产生白细胞的，白细胞是我们对微生物、疫苗接种和预防癌症的免疫反应所必需的。

The cell types of the blood, such as red and white blood cells, are produced in the bone marrow from a rare stem cell. The stem cell uses a handful of important master-regulatory genes that act in a hierarchy to promote the blood cell differentiation process. This research aims to understand how these master-regulators function in isolation and together in producing the white blood cells that are required for our immune response to microbes, vaccination and to prevent cancer.